Western medicine currently treats cancer primarily with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.
However, from a clinical point of view, many cancer patients who seek traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment have been physically overwhelmed by adverse effects after receiving Western medicine treatment. They turn to TCM with hopes to improve their weakened conditions.
Both TCM and Western medicine have pros and cons in treating cancer. If they were to complement each other by using their respective advantages to treat and care for patients, it would achieve the best comprehensive treatment model.
What Is Cancer in TCM Perspective?
Traditional Chinese medicine has its own distinct ideas, understanding, and treatment approaches to cancer. Starting with the root cause of cancer, TCM believes that cancer is the result of the advance of “phlegm dampness,” which refers to the dysfunction of the internal organs of the human body, resulting in the abnormal accumulation of body fluid—a pathological product….