How to treat lung metastasis of breast cancer

My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2008. She had 8 chemotherapy sessions after the operation at the city hospital. She only had 2 of the 4 consolidation chemotherapy sessions. She couldn't stand the last 2 and didn't do them. During the Spring Festival this year, she went to the hospital for a checkup because of a cough. She was diagnosed with lung metastasis. The doctor used gemcitabine and another oral chemotherapy drug for chemotherapy, but the first course of treatment could not be continued because the white blood cell and platelet count were too low. Is it possible to use Chinese medicine to treat this situation? Can it prolong the patient's life?

Metastasis is a major characteristic of all tumors. The pulmonary circulation has a dual vascular distribution of the pulmonary artery and the bronchial artery, and the pulmonary artery has a high coagulation and fibrinolytic activity, so lung metastasis is very likely to occur. Studies have shown that the incidence of lung metastasis in breast cancer ranks first among all cancers, followed by colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, etc.

Once lung metastatic cancer is diagnosed, a variety of therapies such as resection surgery, minimally invasive surgery, interventional therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and a combination of Chinese and Western medicine can be used to control further metastasis of the tumor, depending on the scope and size of the metastatic lesions.

If the patient's physical condition is very poor and cannot withstand surgery and chemotherapy, it is recommended to use a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, local precise radiotherapy, combined with systemic chemotherapy, and assisted by Chinese medicine consolidation treatment to control the patient's condition, relieve symptoms, and thus prolong survival time.