Advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating Rectal Cancer

Clinical studies have shown that about 1/3 of early rectal cancer can be cured through surgical treatment and biological treatment, extending the survival period by more than five years. For advanced rectal cancer, the main treatment methods include chemotherapy, radiotherapy and biological treatment. Radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy can shrink the tumor to a certain extent, but it will increase toxic and side effects as the treatment time increases, causing greater damage to the body. Combined with biological treatment, it can play a role in increasing efficacy and reducing toxicity, reducing toxic and side effects, increasing sensitivity, and improving efficacy.

Certain TCM prescriptions and medicines for strengthening the body or other treatments based on syndrome differentiation and treatment may alleviate the sequelae of surgery, or the use of strengthening the body and removing blood stasis drugs before surgery may improve symptoms, enhance the body's immunity, and create conditions for surgery.

Generally speaking, Chinese medicine treatment is used as part of the combination of Chinese and Western medicine to treat rectal cancer, together with Western medicine methods such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Its purpose is to reduce the adverse reactions of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, so that patients can successfully complete the course of treatment. The purpose of using Chinese medicine after surgery and after radiotherapy and chemotherapy is to improve the long-term efficacy. For patients who are not suitable for surgical treatment, Chinese medicine treatment can also be used as the main treatment method. Its purpose is to control the tumor as much as possible, while improving symptoms and improving the quality of life. For some terminal patients, the main purpose of using Chinese medicine treatment is to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life to a certain extent.