Effect of External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Acupuncture on Cancer Pain in Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Effect of External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Acupuncture on Cancer Pain in Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Objective: To explore the clinical effect of external application of traditional Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture on cancer pain in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Patients diagnosed with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy were randomly divided into control group (99 cases) and study group (100 cases) for 4 weeks. The indexes of the two groups were compared. Results: The total effective rate of pain relief in the study group was higher than that in the control group. After 1～4 weeks of treatment, the score of pain digital evalua-tion scale was lower than that of control group. The number of pain outbreaks during treatment was less than that in the control group;After 4 weeks of treatment, the scores of TCM syndromes and the levels of various serum pain-related factors were lower than those of the control group. Karnofsky score and quality of life score were higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: External application of traditional Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture can effectively relieve pain, reduce the number of pain outbreaks, improve TCM syndromes, reduce the level of pain-related factors and improve physical health and quality of life.
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肺癌/化疗/癌性疼痛/中药外敷/针刺
Key words
Lung cancer/Chemotherapy/Cancer pain/External application of traditional Chinese medicine/Acu-puncture
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