How to treat melanoma What are the treatments for melanoma

Melanoma can be treated with TCM syndrome differentiation therapy. Qi stagnation and blood stasis can be treated with Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction, damp phlegm and blood stasis can be treated with the method of eliminating phlegm and dispersing knots, and deficiency of body qi and excess of evil can be treated with Chinese medicine such as Fuzheng Kangcan Chongji. In addition, patients can undergo biopsy in time, and undergo extended resection or lymph node dissection, and radiotherapy can be combined if necessary.

Melanoma has the potential to be a malignant lesion and may further spread and metastasize. Therefore, once you are diagnosed with the disease, you must pay attention to it and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. However, most patients know basically nothing about the treatment of the disease and have no idea what treatment to use. So, how can melanoma be treated to recover as soon as possible?

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Melanoma

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type

Melanoma patients may develop the disease due to the presence of qi stagnation and blood stasis, so they need to be treated based on the principles of promoting qi and blood circulation and removing blood stasis. At this time, you can take Yueju Pills and Dahuang Shuchong Pills, or take prescriptions such as Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction and Taohong Siwu Decoction with water decoction according to the symptoms. The Chinese herbal medicines needed mainly include Liujinu, frankincense, salvia miltiorrhiza, cyperus rotundus, green tangerine peel and magnolia bark.

2. Dampness, phlegm and blood stasis type

Damp phlegm and blood stasis may lead to the onset of melanoma, and the method of eliminating phlegm and dispersing stagnation is needed for treatment. Patients can take Haizao Yuhu Decoction or Shugan Kuijian Decoction, which mainly contains Fritillaria thunbergii, Plantago seed, Lobelia chinensis and Dictamni, and it is best to take Chinese patent medicines such as Xiaoliu Pills and Guizhi Fuling Pills.

3. Deficiency of the body’s health and excess of pathogenic factors

Some patients are of the type with weak body and strong evil. It is best to adhere to the treatment principle of strengthening the body and eliminating tumors. It is recommended that patients take Fuzheng Xiaoliu Tablets or Fuzheng Kangai Granules according to the dosage, and it is best to take Bazhen Yiqi Decoction with it. The medicinal materials that can be used include Northern Adenophora, Morus Fructus, Psoralea Corylifolia, Cuscuta Fructus, etc.

2. Surgical treatment of melanoma

For early melanoma, patients can choose to undergo extended excision of the primary lesion after a biopsy diagnosis, and the safe margin needs to be determined based on the degree of tumor infiltration. If the lesion thickness does not exceed 1mm, a sentinel lymph node biopsy can also be performed, but once lymph node metastasis occurs, lymph node dissection is required as soon as possible, and limb metastasis can be treated if necessary.

3. Radiotherapy for melanoma

Radiotherapy is generally used as an adjuvant therapy. In particular, patients can receive radiotherapy according to the course of treatment after lymph node dissection. However, radiotherapy has many side effects, so you must pay attention to observation and treatment during treatment.