What are the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of gastric cancer

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Some time ago, my brother always said that he had a stomachache. At first, everyone thought it was just a general stomach disease. Later, he said that the pain was too severe and he wanted to go to the hospital for examination. After being diagnosed as gastric cancer in the hospital, the doctor said that pain was a very important symptom of gastric cancer. He also said that it was too late for treatment. He proposed conservative treatment after discharge. So what are the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in treating gastric cancer I'd like to discuss two questions.

What are the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of gastric cancer

First, the long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine treatment can prevent cancer recurrence or metastasis; chemotherapy and radiotherapy have certain side effects on the digestive tract and hematopoietic system. The use of traditional Chinese medicine treatment can reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and strengthen the curative effect of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. For advanced patients or patients who can not receive radiotherapy and chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment can be used.

Second, the overall concept of TCM treatment. It is a systemic disease with local manifestations. For most patients, local treatment can not achieve the purpose of radical cure. Traditional Chinese medicine from the overall concept, the implementation of dialectical treatment, not only consider the local treatment, but also take the method of strengthening the body, which plays an important role in improving the local symptoms and general condition of patients.

Third, the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine is small, the impact on patients is small. Traditional Chinese medicine does not have the name of "gastric cancer". Similar records are often found in the categories of "stomach reflux", "Fuliang", "accumulation", "epigastric pain", "choking". Modern Chinese medicine believes that gastric cancer is a disorder of spleen and stomach function, which is mainly caused by anxiety and anger, emotional failure or improper diet, resulting in liver failure and gastric disharmony, or long-term disease damaging the spleen and stomach, leading to liver stomach disharmony; Or the deficiency of healthy qi, especially the deficiency of spleen and stomach, coupled with emotional and eating disorders, leads to the dereliction of duty, phlegm coagulation and qi stagnation, heat toxin and blood stasis in the stomach, and the accumulation of lumps.

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