Whether lung cancer can be cured by traditional Chinese medicine in early stage is related to patient’s condition, treatment plan and other factors, so it is difficult to make a generalization. Once diagnosed with early stage of lung cancer, it is recommended to standardize the treatment, which can be assisted by traditional Chinese medicine. This disease belongs to the categories of “cough”, “hemoptysis” and “chest pain” in Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine treatment can generally be used as auxiliary treatment for early stage lung cancer. Chinese medicine treatment for early stage lung cancer should follow the guidance of Chinese medicine theories and select Chinese medicine according to the evidence. In the case of qi and blood stasis, cough is not smooth, chest is stuffy and suffocated, chest pain has a fixed place, such as cone or thorn, or sputum and blood are dark red, lips are purple and dark, etc. Blood and blood stasis can be treated with the additive subtraction of Hematophagy and Blood Stasis Soup. The symptoms of phlegm-dampness in the lungs can be seen as cough, sputum, breathlessness, thick and sticky phlegm, white or yellowish-white phlegm, chest tightness and chest pain, etc., which can be treated with the addition and subtraction of Er Chen Tang combined with Gua Puzu Scallion White and Semi-Half Summer Soup. Yin deficiency and toxic heat syndrome can be seen in cough with no or little sputum, or blood in sputum, or even hemoptysis, chest pain, poor sleep, etc., can be used in Sha Shen Maidong Tang combined with Wu Wei Sterilizing Drink with additions and subtractions. In cases of deficiency of qi and yin, cough with little sputum or sputum that is thin and sticky, weak cough, shortness of breath, shortness of breath (shortness of breath), etc., add or subtract Sheng Vein Drink combined with Baihe Gujin Tang. The adverse effects of the above prescriptions are not clear. If one is diagnosed with lung cancer, one should go to regular hospitals in time, actively cooperate with the treatment, and have the physician choose the treatment method according to the specific situation and formulate individualized diagnosis and treatment plan to improve the effect of treatment.