Living with cancer can be a distressing experience both for those directly affected and for their family, relatives and friends. Integration of Chinese medicine in a cancer treatment strategy offers major advantages in dealing with commonly seen complications of the disease and in combating the side-effects of treatment by conventional medicine methods such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Drawing on the authors wide experience in one of Beijings leading hospitals, Management of Cancer with Chinese Medicine provides a unique insight into the Chinese approach to treating cancer, emphasizing the roles played by acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qigong therapy and diet therapy in strengthening the body and acting synergistically with conventional medicine to radically improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
Introduction:: Origin and development of oncology theory in traditional Chinese medicine 1. Etiology and pathology of tumors in traditional Chinese medicine 2. Principles and methods in the treatment of cancer with Chinese medicine Basic principles in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors Common methods of treating tumors with Chinese medicine The role of Chinese medicine in treating tumors 3. The use of Chinese medicine in dealing with the side-effects of cancer treatment Chinese medicine and its role in surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy Chinese medicine in treatment strategies for radiotherapy and chemotherapy 4. Chinese materia medica, acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of common side-effects caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy Bone marrow suppression Damage to liver functions Damage to renal functions Radiation pneumonitis Cardiotoxicity Radiocystitis Radiation proctitis Vomiting Loss of appetite Dry mouth and tongue and mouth ulcers Hair loss 5. Treatment of complications commonly associated with tumors Pain Fever Jaundice Profuse sweating Hemorrhage Pleural effusion Ascites Menstrual disorders Constipation 6. Qigong therapy Principles of Qigong in Traditional Chinese Medicine Methods commonly used in Qigong Practicing Qigong 7. Diet therapy Regulation and supplementation methods for patients with tumors Choice of foods for cancer patients Food and materia medica recipes Beverages Soups Congees (rice porridges) Cooked dishes Practical notes 8. Clinical experience of leading TCM doctors in treating malignant tumors Nasopharyngeal cancer Esophageal cancer Breast cancer Lung cancer Stomach cancer Colon cancer Bladder cancer Liver cancer Prostate cancer Ovarian cancer Cervical cancer Appendices Chinese materia medica commonly used in the treatment of cancer TCM patent medicines commonly used in the treatment of cancer
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