中医药治疗癌性疼痛的研究进展

癌性疼痛是肿瘤最为常见的临床症状之一。据统计,癌症患者大约50%会感到不同程度的疼痛,晚期癌症患者约75%有疼痛,其中40%～50%是中重度疼痛,另有25%～30%是剧痛。中医认为经络壅塞、＂不通则痛＂及＂不荣则痛＂是癌痛的基本病机。祖国医学中医中药发挥癌性疼痛的有效镇痛作用外,还非常注重发挥中医药的特色和优势,通过运用中药内服、外用以及针灸、穴位敷贴等方法改善患者的疼痛和生存质量。中医药治疗癌痛在临床上应用广泛,有着经济、有效、不良反应小和易患者接受的优点。文章对近几年中医药治疗癌痛研究进展做了分析。

Research Progress of Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer Pain

Cancer pain is one of the most common clinical symptoms of tumor. According to statistics,about 50% of cancer patients feel varying degrees of pain. 75% of patients with advanced cancer suffer from pain,among which 40%- 50% are in moderate to severe pain,and 25 ～ 30% in sharp pain. TCM holds that the main and collateral channels congestion is the basic pathogenesis of cancer pain. Apart from the analgesic effect TCM plays in treating cancer pain,it also pays attention to improving patient＇s pain and quality of life through the external use of medication,acupuncture,and acupoint application. TCM is widely used clinically for the treatment of cancer pain. Its advantages lie in being economical,effective,with fewer side effects and easy to accept for patients. This paper analyzes the research progress of TCM in the treatment of cancer in recent years.