中医药治疗乳腺癌的现代生物学研究进展

随着社会压力的逐渐增加,近年来乳腺癌的发病率和死亡率逐渐上升,严重危害女性的身心健康,中医作为中国的传统治疗方法,在治疗乳腺癌方面越来越表现出其特殊的优势,对于减轻手术及放化疗的毒副作用、改善患者生存质量和降低术后复发率等方面效果显著。现代生物学研究表明,抗癌中药可以通过改善乳腺癌细胞的耐药性、调节基因表达、阻滞细胞周期和促进细胞凋亡、抑制血管生成等机制发挥其对肿瘤细胞的杀伤作用,具有较好的应用前景。

Modern Biology Research Progress in Treating Breast Cancer with Traditional Chinese Medicine

In recent years,along with the increasing social pressure,the morbidity and mortality of breast cancer has been gradually rising and had serious effects on the physical and mental health of women. Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）has shown its special advantage in reducing the side effects on surgery、radiation and chemotherapy of breast cancer;Moreover,TCM could improve survival quality of patients and reduce the postoperative recurrence rate. Modern biological research indicated that TCM could kill the cancer cells through a variety of mechanisms,such as improving breast cancer cell drug resistance,regulating gene expression,arresting cell cycle and promoting cell apoptosis,inhibiting angiogenesis,which has a better development prospects.