Can thyroid cancer be cured by traditional Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine is a traditional treasure of our country and has made great achievements in treating many diseases. Some thyroid cancer patients feel scared after hearing the doctor say that they need surgery and really want to know whether they can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Let's find out today, can thyroid cancer be treated with traditional Chinese medicine?

Let’s first look at how TCM treats thyroid cancer:

TCM treatment of thyroid cancer adopts syndrome differentiation and treatment, which is divided into four types: qi stagnation and blood stasis type, phlegm stagnation and toxicity type, liver qi stagnation type, and heart and kidney yin deficiency type. TCM treatment of thyroid cancer also includes special prescriptions, external application drugs, etc. Treatment and rehabilitation of thyroid cancer should also pay attention to diet conditioning, internal and external conditioning, and attention to lifestyle and exercise regulation.

TCM usually treats thyroid cancer by treating it based on syndrome differentiation. The medication varies from person to person, and TCM also classifies thyroid cancer for treatment. Commonly used treatment methods include:

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome: The movement of the mass in front of the neck is limited and hard, chest tightness and shortness of breath, irritability, headache and dizziness, purple tongue, stringy and rapid pulse. Treatment: Regulate Qi and resolve phlegm, disperse blood stasis and break up knots.

2. Phlegm-coagulation and toxicity-aggregation syndrome: sometimes painful swelling in the front of the neck, cough with a lot of phlegm, scrofula, dark grey tongue, thick and greasy fur, even pain in the tendons and bones, dry stool, and stringy and slippery pulse. Treatment: resolve phlegm, soften hard masses, eliminate goiter and detoxify.

3. Liver Qi Stagnation Syndrome: The mass in front of the neck increases rapidly, often accompanied by scrofula, coughing up yellow sputum, hoarseness, coughing and wheezing, red face, sometimes diarrhea, yellow urine, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, slippery pulse. Treatment: Soothe the liver and relieve fire, soften and eliminate goiter.

4. Heart and kidney yin deficiency syndrome: Most patients are elderly, or have suffered from endemic thyroid disease for many years, with sudden thyroid enlargement, hoarseness, breathlessness, and difficulty swallowing. Or due to heart and kidney yin deficiency after surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Treatment: nourish yin and kidney, nourish the heart and calm the mind.

After the above introduction, I believe everyone can understand that Chinese medicine can also treat thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer is an urgent disease and must be treated as soon as possible once it occurs. I sincerely hope that every thyroid cancer patient can find the treatment that suits them best and recover soon.