| 초록 |
Objectives : The purpose of this study is to present the clinical practice guidelines for colorectal cancer through the analysis of existing clinical practice guidelines and randomised clinical trials (RCTs) in Western and Chinese medicine. Methods : The data related to Western and Oriental medical treatment of colorectal cancer were collected using various search engines such as Google Scholar, KIOM OASIS, PUBMED and Jisan library of Daejeon university. Results Discussion : Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Korea. In recent studies, applying combined oriental and western medicine can improve the survival, quality of life, immune function, and suppress of tumor growth in colorectal cancer. However there isn't still an objective and systemic clinical guideline for colorectal cancer, so we have difficulty in clinical application. This study will be a preliminary study to establish clinical practice guidelines of Korean Medicine for colorectal cancer. Conclusions : Further objective and systemic clinical studies related to Korean Medicine are needed to develop more advanced clinical practice guidelines of colorectal cancer. |
