Research progress in traditional Chinese medicine on breast cancer complicated with depression
Breast cancer is one of the common malignant tumors,which is more common in women aged 45 to 50.Breast cancer is often co-affected by hormone levels,inflammatory responses,cytokine levels,etc.,breast cancer often occurs with depression,and the two affect each other and are the driving factors for the development of the disease.In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine,the occurrence and development of the two diseases are inseparable from the state of'depression'of the body,and the traditional Chinese medicine methods produced on this basis have good efficacy for breast cancer combined with depression,and the adverse reactions are less,the patient compliance is high.This article reviews the research results of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of breast cancer complicated with depression in the past five years,in order to provide reference for clinical treatment.
Breast cancerDepressionCancer-related depressionChinese medicineMechanismTreatment