SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2026
Global research trends of TCM-based nonpharmacologic interventions in breast cancer supportive care: a bibliometric analysis (2000-2025).
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Abstract
Background: With improving survival in breast cancer, supportive care has increasingly focused on long-term, treatment-related symptom clusters (e.g., pain, fatigue, vasomotor symptoms, insomnia, and anxiety) that impair quality of life and adherence. Within integrative oncology, non-pharmacological Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies-especially acupuncture and mind-body exercises (Tai Chi/Qigong)-have attracted growing attention, yet the field's global structure, collaboration patterns, and evolving research priorities have not been comprehensively mapped. Methods: A bibliometric visualization study was conducted for English-language articles and reviews published from 2000 to 2025. Records were retrieved on January 8, 2026, from Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) and Scopus and deduplicated to form Dataset A for productivity, collaboration, and keyword analyses; Dataset B (WoSCC only) was used for co-citation analyses to ensure consistent cited-reference indexing. PubMed was used as an external source to validate annual publication trends. Analyses were performed using VOSviewer and R-bibliometrix (Biblioshiny). Results: A total of 1,761 documents from 590 sources were included, showing rapid growth with acceleration after the mid-2010s (10 papers in 2000 and 171 in 2025), and trends were consistent with PubMed ( Conclusion: Research on non-pharmacological TCM therapies for breast cancer has grown rapidly, shifting from "CAM" toward integrative supportive care. Acupuncture and mind-body exercises remain central, and emerging priorities include standardization, implementation, and mechanism-/subtype-informed approaches. Stronger international collaboration and harmonized outcomes are needed to support scalable clinical integration.
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