Three principles of TCM treatment of skin cancer

The skin is the largest organ in the human body, so the chance of skin cancer is not small. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of treating skin cancer and often follows the following three principles:

1. Part and whole

The local and the whole are in a dialectical relationship of unity of opposites. In the process of local lesions developing, they can affect the pathological changes of all systems in the body. On the contrary, a weak constitution of the whole body will also affect the local treatment effect. Therefore, it is most important to clarify the relationship between the local and the whole during dialectical treatment. When the overall condition is good, we can focus on attacking the local tumor to make it dissipate or control its development. When the overall condition is poor, we should focus on supporting the positive energy, such as strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood, so as to strengthen the constitution, enhance the ability to resist diseases, and prolong the survival period.

2. Internal and external treatment

In the treatment of skin cancer, internal treatment is mainly to strengthen the body's body, and more drugs that support the body's body are used to strengthen the body's body and improve the body's resistance. Appropriate attacking products are added to assist external drugs in removing tumor toxins. External treatment methods play a therapeutic role through external application of drugs. The timing and dosage of use should be mastered, and combined with internal treatment methods to improve the treatment effect.

3. Attack and Timing

In the early stages of skin cancer, the tumor is often not ruptured and the body is still healthy, so the treatment should be mainly offensive, emphasizing the word "eliminate", but without damaging the body; in the middle stages, the tumor is often ruptured, damaging body fluids and consuming Qi, and the body becomes thin, indicating that the body is weak and the evil is strong, and the evil and the body are in a stalemate, so the treatment should be both offensive and tonifying; in the late stages, the tumor is ulcerated, or has metastasized, the face is sallow and the muscles are thin, and the body's vital energy is greatly weakened. At this time, the treatment should be mainly to strengthen the body and regulate the body, or use a little to eliminate the evil, with the aim of strengthening the body and prolonging survival.