Traditional Chinese Medicine Enhances Survival in Patients with Gastric Cancer after Surgery and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study

Table 2

Data showing overall survival in patients with gastric cancer after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy among TCM nonusers, short-term TCM users, and long-term TCM users.

TCM use (days)	Death	Total follow-up (person-year)	Incidence rate^1	95% CI		Mean follow-up (year)
<30 (N = 5103)	3490	25445.3	13715.7	13268.1	14178.4	5.0
30–179 (N = 1178)	630	7915.9	7958.7	7360.9	8605.1	6.7
≥180 (N = 523)	219	4163.1	5260.5	4608.0	6005.5	8.0

¹Per 100,000 person-years. ²TCM nonusers: TCM use <30 days; short-term TCM users: TCM use 30–179 days; long-term TCM users: TCM use≥180 days.