In recent years, cancer has become a worrying health burden, and its high morbidity and mortality rate have brought great threats to people's lives and health. It is especially sad that many times, when people find out that they have cancer, it is often at an advanced stage and the survival rate is extremely low, which is extremely frightening and alarming.
Why is cancer so hard to detect at an early stage?Why is its survival rate so low?To answer these questions, we must not only understand the understanding of cancer in modern medicine, but also review the rich experience and profound theoretical system of Chinese medicine.
First, the early symptoms of cancer are often non-specific and tend to be overlooked. Cancer is a complex disease that involves a variety of tissues and organs, and its early symptoms may be similar to other common diseases, such as fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, etc. Therefore, in the absence of obvious symptoms, it is difficult for people to realize that they have cancer, and it is even more difficult to detect it early, which gives the cancer a chance to spread.
Second, the biological behavior of cancer is complex and changeable, and when cancer cells gradually develop and spread, the disease may have entered an advanced stage. Cancer is caused by an imbalance in the abnormal proliferation and differentiation of cells in the body, and its development has great individual variability and diversity. Some cancers are aggressive and metastatic and can easily invade surrounding tissues and organs, thus worsening the condition and resulting in a greatly reduced survival rate for patients.
In traditional Chinese medicine, there are unique insights and methods for the understanding and understanding of cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on the holistic concept of disease, emphasizing the interconnection and interaction between the inside and outside of the human body, and attaches importance to strengthening the body and improving the body's immunity and resistance. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, it is believed that cancer is caused by pathological changes such as phlegm and heat accumulation, qi stagnation, and blood stasis in the body. Therefore, the methods of traditional Chinese medicine for cancer include clearing heat, removing phlegm, invigorating blood and removing blood stasis, etc., and the commonly used prescriptions include heat-clearing and detoxification decoction, Banxia Xingxin decoction, etc.
It is worth mentioning that the ancient doctors left a lot of valuable experience and prescriptions in the field of cancer**. For example, Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" records about cancer**, and many prescriptions are widely used in clinical practice. In addition, in recent years, some breakthroughs have been made in the research of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer**, and some traditional Chinese medicine extracts have been found to have a certain effect on inhibiting tumor growth and spread, such as dandelion, artemisinin, etc. These research advances provide new perspectives and ideas for TCM cancer.
However, to improve cancer survival, we cannot rely solely on early detection of cancer and TCM**. Advances in modern medicine have provided strong support for cancer prevention and early diagnosis, such as mammography, Pap smear, etc., which can help detect early lesions of cancer. In addition, standardized cancer protocols and multidisciplinary integrations provide patients with a better chance of survival.
All in all, the reason why cancer is considered a terrible disease is mainly due to its difficulty in detecting it in its early stage and the complex and variable biological behavior. Although TCM has its unique advantages in cancer**, the integration of modern medicine** is still an important means to improve the survival rate of patients. Therefore, we should work together to reduce the threat of cancer to human health through a comprehensive consideration of prevention, early diagnosis and science.
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References: 1Zhang Zhongjing. Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases[M].Health Press, 2010