How does TCM treat lung cancer? The three main principles of TCM in treating lung cancer

Traditional Chinese medicine is different from Western medicine. Western medicine generally chooses surgery to treat cancer-related diseases, but traditional Chinese medicine generally combines conditioning and treatment. The following is a detailed introduction to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine in treating lung cancer. The principles of traditional Chinese medicine in treating lung cancer are as follows:

Principle 1 of TCM treatment for lung cancer: prevention and treatment of pain

Pain is a major obstacle to lung cancer treatment. It not only affects the patient's quality of life, but also wears down the patient's will, undermines the patient's confidence in fighting the disease, affects the treatment results, and is extremely harmful to the patient. The sources of pain are diverse, including pain caused by the tumor itself, side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and some environmental and psychological effects.

At present, the treatment of lung cancer pain mostly chooses the traditional Chinese medicine "Fuzheng Hualuo holistic therapy" with extremely small side effects to relieve pain. Compared with the disadvantages of Western medicine analgesia, which has large side effects and is addictive, traditional Chinese medicine is safer and more suitable for long-term use.

Principle 2 of TCM treatment of lung cancer: Treatment based on syndrome differentiation

The basic principle of TCM treatment of lung cancer is to treat based on syndrome differentiation, and the basic characteristics of TCM treatment are holistic concept and dialectical treatment, which also has important guiding significance in TCM treatment of tumors.

TCM treatment principles for lung cancer During the development of tumors, the same tumor can have various manifestations. Different treatments should be used for different conditions. On the contrary, different tumors can have the same symptoms at a certain stage, so the same treatment must be used. This is the principle of "different treatments for the same disease and the same treatment for different diseases". It is difficult to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects by using one prescription for the whole or one prescription for thousands of people. Instead, it may delay the pathogenesis and cause tumor deterioration. It can be said that correct dialectical treatment and drug-symptom coordination are the most reliable guarantee for achieving tumor efficacy.

Principle 3 of TCM treatment of lung cancer: reducing toxicity and increasing efficacy

The TCM treatment principle of lung cancer is to reduce toxicity and increase efficacy. It is mainly reflected in the combination of TCM treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which can reduce the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, enhance the anti-tumor efficacy, and improve the body's immunity. During radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the TCM treatment principle of expelling evil and strengthening the body is adopted, which greatly improves the radiotherapy and chemotherapy rate.

During the interval between radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the principle of strengthening the body's constitution is adopted to rebuild the immune and bone marrow hematopoietic functions and restore the patient's physical condition. Currently, the combination of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of tumors has been accepted by the vast majority of patients and experts.