Cholangiocarcinoma can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, but it often plays the role of conditioning and cannot achieve the effect of complete cure.
Cholangiocarcinoma refers to malignant tumors originated from extrahepatic bile ducts, including bile ducts from hepatoportal area to the lower end of common bile duct, and the patients often show symptoms such as jaundice, abnormalities of upper abdomen, clay-colored stools, and strong tea-like urine, etc. It belongs to the category of “cancer” in Chinese medicine. It belongs to the category of “cancer” in Chinese medicine.
When treating cholangiocarcinoma with traditional Chinese medicine, identification should be made first, and then the principles of strengthening spleen and stomach and clearing dampness and heat should be taken as the first step. The type of deficiency of qi and blood can be treated with Sijunzi Tang, and the type of dampness-heat embodied agglomeration (damp and heat evils accumulate with each other in the body) can be treated with Artemisia Insectarum Soup.
However, traditional Chinese medicine can only play a role in relieving symptoms, and clinically, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy should still be the mainstay.
If patients need to use medication, they should do so under the guidance of a doctor and should not use medication without authorization.