Can TCM really cure cancer? Is it necessary for cancer patients to receive TCM treatment? The doctor had something to say

With the continuous improvement of medical standards, although cancer is no longer synonymous with "terminal illness" and "death", it is still deeply frightening all over the world, once the disease is treated, how to treat it? Is it time to choose Western medicine? Or do you choose TCM? It still bothers many people, because there is no one who is not afraid of people and money

Today, we will not talk too much about Western medicine for the time being, but only talk about a few "not real problems" that have been controversial for a long time: Can Chinese medicine treat cancer? Do cancer patients want to receive TCM treatment? How should I go to the doctor after cancer to be correct and not regret it?

In fact, the answer is clear: TCM can not only be used to treat cancer, but also deserves to be vigorously promoted. However, whether Chinese medicine can completely cure cancer, we need to look at it objectively in combination with the patient's specific condition and treatment process, and we must not blindly follow blind faith.

Why TCM can treat cancer

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cancer is a kind of refractory disease that occurs in the five internal organs and hundreds of limbs, mostly due to the patient's lack of positive qi, feeling the six obscene and evil poisons, poor emotions, eating disorders, or old diseases, etc., so that the internal organs are dysfunctional, the operation of qi and blood fluid is abnormal, resulting in pathological changes such as stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm coagulation, wet turbidity, and heat poison, which are contained in the internal organ tissues and accumulate over time. Therefore, for Chinese medicine, the cause and mechanism of cancer are relatively clear, and generally only need to combine the specific conditions of patients and correctly distinguish and treat them to see good curative effects.

Is there data support for the treatment of cancer in Chinese medicine?

At present, there are many authoritative data to prove that Chinese medicine can indeed effectively improve the symptoms of cancer patients, alleviate discomfort, prolong survival, and the overall efficacy is outstanding. Especially when receiving Western medicine treatment such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and biological targeting, if you can cooperate with Traditional Chinese medicine treatment as soon as possible, the effect will often be better, which can not only reduce the side effects brought by Western medicine treatment, improve the quality of life of patients, but also treat both symptoms and root causes, consolidate the efficacy, reduce complications, and further improve the prognosis.

Why should we rationally look at whether Chinese medicine can cure cancer

Because Chinese medicine pays attention to dialectical treatment, in most cases, it is a special prescription, different patients have different conditions, different medications, and the specific effect will naturally vary. In general, if the patient's condition progresses relatively slowly and is sensitive to TCM treatment, it is possible to cure it. However, the specific cure rate is still lacking objective and comprehensive large-scale data.

How to properly seek medical attention after developing cancer

Due to the difficulty of cancer treatment, relying solely on Traditional Chinese medicine to treat cancer is not the wisest choice, and personalized comprehensive treatment is the best strategy for treating cancer at present. When cancer occurs, it is recommended to refer to the following measures for treatment:

1. Adjust your mentality, face the disease correctly, do not blindly believe in folk remedies, and actively seek medical treatment in regular hospitals.

2. If you are in the early stage of cancer, the lesion is limited, under the premise of its own conditions, it is recommended that Western medicine go first, and you can give priority to surgical treatment, and it is entirely possible to achieve a cure effect after some early cancers are treated surgically. For example, early breast cancer, lung cancer, etc., the surgical cure rate is still very high.

3. If it is found that it is in the middle and late stages, there is no need to panic excessively, adjust the mentality, actively cooperate with the doctor for comprehensive treatment, it is best to combine traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, although the cure rate is reduced, it can still significantly alleviate discomfort and prolong survival. Clinically, it is not uncommon for patients with long-term survival with cancer to survive in the middle and advanced stages.

4. If there is any doubt about the treatment, it is recommended to communicate with the doctor more, but do not change the doctor's treatment plan without authorization to prevent affecting the treatment effect.

5. In addition to receiving standardized treatment, develop good daily living and eating habits, appropriately increase exercise, improve autoimmunity, and also help improve prognosis.

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