1/5/2024 0 Comments Fs sound radix 32 lives![]() Pattern identification is a featured and essential concept in TCM. TCM is based on holism, focusing on the macro-regulation of the patient’s physiological functions. The largest difference between TCM and modern medicine in terms of efficacy is: after TCM treatment, the tumor does not shrink remarkably, but the patient has longer survival and dramatically improved subjective symptoms after treatment with modern therapies, on the contrary, the tumor may obviously decrease in size but can recur rapidly, along with unprolonged survival and impaired quality of life. The initial step is to enhance the healthy qi, so as to improve tumor-bearing survival by preventing disease progression and alleviating symptoms. TCM has a long history and rich experiences in treating malignancies. As mentioned in the classic books, “When there is sufficient health qi inside, the pathogenic qi have no way to invade the health body” or, “Where pathogenic factors accumulate, the parts of the body must be deficient in the vital-qi”. If the healthy qi can not effectively eliminate the pathogen, it will easily spread inside body. Spleen and kidney deficiencies can result in the weak healthy qi, and the insufficient defense qi can not prevent the invasion of pathogen. ![]() Kidney is the root of innate endowment, and spleen is the root of acquired constitution. ![]() According to the ancient Chinese physicians, the development of tumors is often associated with the dysfunction of viscera and bowels, particularly the spleen and kidney deficiencies. The imbalance between yin and yang in viscera and bowels can be particularly obvious in patients with advanced cancers. In addition, pathological changes can also occur due to the emotional impairment. Patients often have the dysfunction of viscera and bowels (e.g., deficiency in liver, spleen, and kidney) and deficiency of the original qi. Therefore, from the perspective of TCM, the mechanism of tumor can be summarized as: stagnation of toxin and heat, obstruction of phlegm/dampness, Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and imbalanced yin and yang in viscera and bowels. The pathological changes of tumors are clinically presented as dampness, toxin, phlegm, stasis (obstruction), and deficiency. From the perspective of TCM, tumor is not only the morphological changes of a specific tissue or organ but also, and more importantly, the functional changes of tissues or organs. Along with the invasion and distant metastasis of tumors in the surrounding tissues and organs, the patients can develop various complicated symptoms, which can even be fatal. Advanced cancer patients will experience physical wasting also, due to the effect of vicious toxins, the patients can develop systemic metabolic disorders and then cachexia. About 80% of cancer patients are diagnosed at advanced stages and therefore are not eligible for surgery or radio-chemotherapy. The various malignant tumors can occur at different locations and result in complicated conditions in their advanced stages. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) advanced cancer quality of life pain anorexia nausea vomiting fatigue fever indigestion constipation
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