Conventional Western Treatment Combined With Chinese Herbal Medicine Alleviates the Progressive Risk of Lung Cancer in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Tsai-Hui Lin (Author), Shu-I Chen (Author), Yuan-Chih Su (Author), Mei-Chen Lin (Author), Hung-Jen Lin (Author), Sheng-Teng Huang (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and purpose: Lung cancer has high global incidence and mortality rates. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is strongly associated with lung cancer and is an independent risk factor for lung cancer with or without smoking. Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) are used to treat COPD. T...