Data Sheet 1_Beneficial effect of adjuvant traditional Chinese medicine therapy on body co

Data Sheet 1_Beneficial effect of adjuvant traditional Chinese medicine therapy on body constitution symptoms and quality of life among breast cancer patients.docx is a 15.9 KB document authored by Chien-Wei Tseng and last updated on April 20, 2026. It contains the results of a prospective observational study of 83 breast cancer patients, analyzing associations between adjunctive Chinese herbal medicine and improvements in symptoms and quality of life over 3–6 months.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between adjunctive Chinese herbal medicine and symptom improvement based on reported odds ratios for fatigue, dry eyes, and hot flushes.
• Study the relationship between integrative therapy and quality of life domains based on WHOQOL-BREF outcomes mentioned in the description.
• Examine real-world evidence for traditional Chinese medicine constitution patterns, such as qi-yin deficiency with stasis-stagnation, as described in the results.

Strengths

• The study design includes 83 patients followed for 3–6 months with statistical adjustment using inverse probability of treatment weighting.
• Results report specific odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for symptom improvements, such as fatigue (OR 1.92) and dry eyes (OR 2.15).
• The document is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 15.9 KB DOCX file; its internal structure, column definitions, and row count are unknown.
• The description states causal inference cannot be established from this observational study.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-04-20).

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Chien-Wei Tseng.

Collection Method

Prospective observational study in a real-world integrative oncology setting.

Time Range

Study follow-up period of 3–6 months (specific dates not provided).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 04:11:55.

Geography

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