Herbal treatment during radiotherapy

According to the analysis of Chinese medicine theory, the main mechanism of radiation injury is: the poisonous heat of the evil directly into the inner, burnt internal organs, consume the blood and yin, blood stagnation. The main manifestations are: redness and swelling of local skin, (19) depression of the skin, shortness of breath, chest and back pain, etc.; diarrhea, pus-blood stool, perianal swelling after radiotherapy for rectal cancer; increase of abnormal secretion, or dryness and discomfort in the pubic area after radiotherapy for cervical cancer; increase of secretion in the pubic area after radiotherapy for bladder cancer; increase of secretion in the vagina after radiotherapy for bladder cancer; and increase of secretion in the vagina after radiotherapy for bladder cancer. After radiotherapy for cervical cancer, it can cause increase of abnormal secretion, or dryness and discomfort in pubic area; radiation of bladder cancer can lead to frequent urination, urgency of urination, heat of urination, pain of urination, and so on. The treatment of bladder cancer by radiation can lead to urinary frequency, urgency, heat and pain, etc. He Yonghe of Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine treats the disease by clearing heat and removing toxins, nourishing yin and generating body fluid, and cooling the blood. The basic formula is: Wu Wei Sterilizing Drink, Sha Shen Maimendong Tang or Bamboo Leaf Gypsum Tang with Dan Pi and Red Peony. According to different damaged parts, Chinese medicine can also be used in a targeted way.