Is it possible to cure lung cancer by combining Chinese and Western medicine?

Is the combination of Chinese and Western medicine effective in treating lung cancer? Relevant data show that over the past half century, the number of lung cancer patients in China has nearly doubled every 15 years. It is estimated that by 2025, the number of lung cancer patients in my country will reach 1 million, making it the world's largest lung cancer country.

Fortunately, with the continuous deepening of clinical and basic research, the treatment methods for lung cancer are becoming more and more diverse, from traditional surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine to the increasingly popular molecular targeted therapy and immunotherapy, showing a diversified and comprehensive trend, and the efficacy is gradually improving, which is very encouraging to patients. After decades of unremitting efforts by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, traditional Chinese medicine treatment has played an important role in diversified comprehensive treatment, and the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine is more accepted by many patients.

For the combined treatment of lung cancer with Chinese and Western medicine, we adhere to the principle of TCM syndrome differentiation, give full play to the therapeutic advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, and are very effective in controlling the condition of lung cancer patients, improving symptoms, improving quality of life, and prolonging survival.

The complementary advantages of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in treating lung cancer are unique and can be seen in the following aspects:

First of all, during radiotherapy and chemotherapy, supplemented with Chinese medicine differentiation and treatment, it can not only reduce toxic and side effects such as digestive tract, bone marrow suppression, liver and kidney damage, but also increase the efficacy of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Secondly, for advanced patients who have no indications for chemoradiotherapy or are unwilling to undergo chemoradiotherapy, TCM syndrome differentiation combined with disease differentiation and treatment can stabilize the tumor, improve clinical symptoms, enhance quality of life, and prolong survival, making "living with tumor" possible.

Thirdly, TCM also has unique features and good therapeutic effects in preventing recurrence and metastasis of lung cancer and alleviating cancer pain after surgery.