Advances in basic research of traditional Chinese medicine herbal formulae in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract

Today, there is an increasing rate of morbidity and mortality in lung cancer worldwide. In China, lung cancer is also the leading cause of cancer-related death in China. The distinctive herbal therapy from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has shown good efficacy in treating lung cancer principally by inhibiting tumor growth or improving the anti-tumor immune response according to considerable experimental studies, which also justifies the concept of dispelling pathogenic qi and strengthening healthy qi in TCM.