Why can traditional Chinese medicine treat gastric cancer

It is unlikely that patients with advanced gastric cancer will receive surgical treatment. Even if they can undergo surgery, it is only a palliative local resection. Clinically, the treatment of advanced gastric cancer mostly adopts a comprehensive approach of chemotherapy combined with traditional Chinese medicine to "learn from the best of many".

The following characteristics are available for the treatment of gastric cancer with Chinese herbal medicine: ① It has a strong holistic concept. Although gastric cancer grows in the upper digestive tract, it is actually a systemic disease. For most gastric cancer patients, local treatment cannot solve the fundamental problem. However, Chinese medicine, based on the holistic concept and implementing syndrome differentiation and treatment, not only considers local treatment, but also takes the method of strengthening the body and strengthening the root, which plays an important role in improving the local symptoms and systemic conditions of patients. ② It can make up for the shortcomings of surgical resection and chemotherapy. Although surgery can remove the tumor, there is still residual gastric cancer or regional lymph node metastasis. At this time, the use of Chinese medicine for long-term treatment after surgery can reduce the recurrence and metastasis of gastric cancer; chemotherapy also has considerable side effects on the human digestive tract and hematopoietic system. The use of Chinese medicine can not only reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, but also enhance the effect of chemotherapy. For gastric cancer patients in the middle and late stages who cannot undergo surgery and chemotherapy, Chinese medicine treatment is still an option.