The mainland is a country with a high incidence of esophageal cancer, and nearly 50% of esophageal cancers in the world occur in China. What's even more distressing is that 70%~80% of patients are diagnosed in the middle and advanced stages! Many patients have also lost the opportunity to operate, and what awaits them is endless torture, such as difficulty swallowing, vomiting, constipation, weakness, and ...... So, if you have esophageal cancer, is there no other way than surgery and chemoradiotherapy?
Of course not, TCM has a unique effect in the treatment of dysphagia in esophageal cancer. Today, I would like to share with you a real case, hoping to bring some hope and help to patients and their families who are suffering from esophageal cancer.
[Bad news from the sky, a 70-year-old man was diagnosed with esophageal cancer]
The patient was 76 years old and had been approached 3 months after his diagnosis. The patient is an authentic farmer, his son and daughter-in-law are ordinary employees, and he and his wife usually help take care of their grandchildren at home. The income of the young couple can barely cover the expenses of the entire family, but unexpectedly, a sudden illness instantly broke their ordinary and happy life.
3 months ago, the patient always felt choked when eating, as if food was always stuck in the throat. I thought it was a fire, and I didn't pay attention to it, but I didn't expect it to get heavier and heavier, so I went to the hospital for a gastroscopy and was diagnosed with esophageal cancer!
[Lack of surgical opportunities, 28 radiotherapy treatments were fruitless]
The family was plunged into endless pain, and the patient was tormented. Because the tumor is located in the middle and upper part of the esophagus, close to the large tracheal vessels, the doctor told that it could not be operated. To relieve symptoms, patients can only receive radiation therapy. Unexpectedly, various side effects also followed, at first it was skin peeling, itching, and later even myocardial damage.
However, after 28 radiotherapy sessions, the patient's symptoms of dysphagia were not alleviated, but the person became even weaker, and once had to travel in a wheelchair, and it was very difficult to defecate, and even needed to be manually retrieved. In the words of a patient: "I want to die!"
[Chinese fresh medicine conditioning, you can eat and walk after 2 weeks]
When the patient's condition fell into despair, the patient's son swiped me on the platform and decided to try TCM treatment, so he brought the patient to my outpatient clinic. After TCM syndrome differentiation, I found that the patient had typical phlegm and stasis blocking the esophagus, causing esophageal cancer, which is called "choking diaphragm" in TCM. I reused fresh dandelion for him and treated it with a decoction that strengthens stomach qi.
After 2 weeks, the patient's dysphagia improved significantly, and he said happily when he came to the follow-up consultation: "I really found the right Dr. Wang, I can eat now, my stool is basically back to normal, and my strength is enough, I used to walk weakly, but now I can walk by myself without help!"
So far, the patient and his family have also strengthened their confidence in overcoming the disease, and further treatment is still under observation. I am also very relieved to see the confident appearance of the patients.
[How does Chinese medicine treat esophageal cancer?
Many patients have asked me: "How does Chinese medicine treat esophageal cancer?
In fact, this varies from person to person, and some patients can only choose traditional Chinese medicine treatment due to their age, economic reasons, etc., and some have lived for 10 or 20 years. However, the degree and stage of malignancy are different for each patient, so it is necessary to analyze the specific situation on a case-by-case basis, and I cannot say that Chinese medicine will be able to cure everyone, that is impossible, and it is also irresponsible to the patient.
However, there is no doubt that TCM does have a unique effect in alleviating dysphagia and the side effects of chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Therefore, you can take the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine treatment, Western medicine to destroy cancer cells, Chinese medicine to improve resistance, not only can prolong the survival period, but also make the patient's life more quality!
Whether Western medicine or Chinese medicine is the main medicine depends on the characteristics of the tumor at different stages. In short, whether it is Western medicine or Chinese medicine, the one that can cure diseases and relieve the pain of patients is good medicine!