Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study was to conduct a clinical analysis of gastrointestinal cancer patients treated with Korean medical therapy. Methods We analyzed a retrospective review of 226 gastrointestinal cancer patients treated in the cancer center of a Korean medicine hospital from February 2012 to August 2017. The patientsâ general characteristics, including the tumor, origin, stage of cancer, type of treatment, and chief complaint, were investigated before and after the treatment. Results The largest proportion of tumor origins in total patients and inpatients was gastric cancer. Overall, 54.9% of the patientsâ tumors were stage IV. In total, 65.9% of patients visited the Oriental hospital for combination treatment with conventional medicine. The patientsâ chief complaints were abdominal discomfort, general weakness, and general cancer-related pain. Conclusions This study presented the characteristics of patients with gastrointestinal cancer treated with Oriental medicine. Further advanced studies of Oriental medical cancer treatments are needed, based on the findings of this study. Keywords: oriental medicine, cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, clinical characteristics
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