Can you do acupuncture for lung cancer?

Lung cancer can be treated with moxibustion. Lung cancer belongs to the concept of western medicine, while Chinese medicine believes that it belongs to the categories of “lung accumulation”, “cough”, “hemoptysis”, “chest pain”, etc. It is usually caused by the internal deficiency of positive qi and external invasion of evil poison. It is caused by the internal deficiency of positive energy and external invasion of evil poison. Usually, phlegm and blood stasis accumulate in the lungs, resulting in the loss of lung propagation and purging as the basic pathogenesis, and coughing, hemoptysis, chest pain, fever, and shortness of breath are the main clinical manifestations. Chinese medicine has auxiliary therapeutic effects on lung cancer, and oral Chinese medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion and other methods can be used. Among them, moxibustion has the functions of harmonizing yin and yang, removing dampness and cold, and activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), so if patients with lung cancer have discomfort, they can use moxibustion as an adjunctive treatment under the guidance of physicians to help alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms. It is recommended that patients in need of moxibustion should consult a doctor in time and take treatment under the doctor’s guidance, and should not blindly use moxibustion on their own, so as not to cause adverse reactions.