Objective To evaluate the regulatory effects of ginseng and ginseng-like drugs in improving the quality of life and immune function of cancer patients by meta-analysis. Methods Using "Ginseng", "Ginseng Decoction", "Ginsenosides", "Ginseng Polysaccharides", "Korean Ginseng", "Shanshen", "Shenqi Fuzheng Injection", "Kangai Injection", "Aidi Injection", "Ginseng Yangrong Soup" and "Buzhong Yiqi Soup" as Chinese keywords, "Ginseng", "Ginseng Soup", "Ginsenosides", "Ginseng Polysaccharides" as English keywords, the Chinese knowledge was retrieved.