This eighteenth volume of the Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine
series aims to provide a multi-faceted "whole evidence" analysis of the
management of pain due to a range of cancers (cancer pain) using
integrative Chinese medicine.
Beginning with an overview of how cancer pain is conceptualised and
managed in conventional medicine, the authors then summarise the
differential diagnosis and managment of cancer pain in contemporary
Chinese medicine based on clinical guidelines and contemporary books.
The third chapter provides detailed analyses of how cancer pain and
related disorders were treated with herbal medicine and acupuncture in
past eras based on the classical Chinese medical literature.
The subsequent chapters comprehensively review the current state of the
clinical trial evidence for the integrative application of Chinese
herbal medicines (Chapter 5), acupuncture (Chapter 7), other Chinese
medicine therapies (Chapter 8) and combination Chinese medicine
therapies (Chapter 9) in the management of cancer pain, as well as
analyse and evaluate the results of these studies from an evidence-based
medicine perspective. Chapter 6 reviews and summarises experimental
evidence for the bioactivity of commonly used Chinese herbs and their
constituent compounds. The outcomes of these analyses are summarised and
discussed in Chapter 10 which alsoidentifies implications for the
clinical practice of Chinese medicine and for future research.
This book can inform clinicians and students in the fields of
integrative medicine and Chinese medicine regarding contemporary
practice and the current evidence base for a range of Chinese medicine
therapies used in the management of cancer pain, including herbal
formulas and acupuncture treatments, in order to assist clinicians in
making evidence-based decisions in patient care. It also provides
researchers with a comprehensive summary of the state of the field than
can inform future.
The following features mark the importance of this book in the field:
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An innovative "whole evidence" approach - This book combines multiple
types of evidence from multiple sources to provide a unique and
comprehensive assessment of the available evidence for Chinese
medicine in cancer pain.
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Clinically informative and relevant - This book integrates the results
of meta-analyses of clinical trial data with evidence from the
classical Chinese medicine literature, and the recommendations in
contemporary textbooks and clinical guidelines for the application of
Chinese medicine in cancer pain using syndrome differentiation.
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Developed by a skilled team - The authors are internationally
recognize, well-respected leaders in the field of Chinese medicine and
evidence-based medicine with strong track records in research with
multiple publications in the field of cancer.
