Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in our country, with high incidence and mortality rate. For lung cancer, Chinese medicine has symptomatic treatment methods, let’s take a look at the methods of lung cancer treatment and lung cancer management measures in Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine treatment for lung cancer
1.Treatment of lung cancer by traditional Chinese medicine – symptoms of stagnation of qi and blood: poor cough, chest tightness and suffocation, chest pain with a fixed place, like cone and thorns, or dark red phlegm and blood, purple lips, dark tongue or petechiae, thin coating, thin string or fine astringent pulse.
Treatment: The main treatment is to invigorate blood circulation and disperse stasis, and to move Qi and resolve stagnation.
Remedy: Peach-Hong Si-Wu Tang with added flavor.
This formula uses Siwu Tang to regulate blood circulation and eliminate stasis, and walnut, safflower, tannin, aromatic herb and yanhuosuo to promote blood circulation, move Qi and relieve pain.
In case of recurrent hemoptysis with dark red blood, add Pu Huang, Lotus Root, Xian He Cao, Panax notoginseng and Radix et Rhizoma Alba to remove blood stasis and stop bleeding; in case of stagnation and heat, dark injury to Qi and fluid, add Sha Shen, Tian Tian Fan, Sheng Di, Xuan Shen and Zhi Mu to clear heat, nourish Yin and promote fluid; in case of low food, weakness and shortness of breath, add Astragalus, Radix Codonopsis and Atractylodes to benefit Qi and strengthen spleen.
2.Treatment of lung cancer in Chinese medicine – phlegm-dampness contains lung Symptoms: phlegm, cough, chest tightness, thick and sticky phlegm, chest pain, fatigue and weakness, slippery pulse.
Treatment: Expel phlegm, strengthen the spleen and dry dampness.
Remedies: Er Chen Tang combined with Juniper Allium and Semen. Er Chen Tang regulates qi, dries dampness and dissolves phlegm, and combines with Gua Gua Bai Han Xia Tang to help move qi to dispel phlegm and broaden the chest to disperse knots.
If the patient has severe coughing symptoms, he can add Dried Scape Dates to regulate; if the phlegm is thick and sticky, add sea clam shell, fishy grass, golden buckwheat root and scutellaria to clear the phlegm and heat; if the chest pain is severe and the stasis is obvious, add Yujin, Chuanxiong and Yanhuosuo to move the stasis and relieve pain; if the patient is tired and dull, add Radix et Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rhizoma Atractylodis and Radix et Rhizoma Chicken Neijin to strengthen the spleen and help transport.
3.Treatment of lung cancer in Chinese medicine – symptoms of deficiency of Qi and Yin: cough with little phlegm, or thin and sticky phlegm, low cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, white face, thin and windy shape, spontaneous sweating or night sweating, dry mouth and little drinking, red or light tongue, thin and weak pulse.
Treatment: Benefit Qi and nourish Yin.
Remedy: Shengvei drink. This formula uses Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng to nourish lung qi, Radix et Rhizoma Macrocephala to nourish yin and generate fluid, and Fructus Schisandrae to astringently nourish lung fluid.
If the lung and kidney are in the same disease, and the yang energy is deficient due to the loss of yin, we can add Xianmao, Xianling spleen, Bacopa monniera, Cistanches, and Boneset, etc. to warm the kidney yang.
TCM treatment for lung cancer is based on the treatment of blood stasis and edema, activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting water circulation and reducing swelling can help some patients to relieve.
Commonly used formulas include Tongkang and Blood circulation soup, Wu Ling San, Wu Pi Drink, Zhen Wu Tang and so on.
For patients with milder compression symptoms, scape seeds, poria, raw ephedra and motherwort can be added in the prescription to clear the lung and remove congestion, activate blood and promote diuresis.
Conditioning measures for lung cancer
It is known that about 80% of lung cancer is caused by smoking, if smoking is controlled, the incidence of lung cancer can be greatly reduced and most of lung cancer can be prevented.
For smokers, scientific and effective activities should be carried out to persuade them to quit smoking. The relative risk of lung cancer in smokers is 10-15 times higher than that in nonsmokers.
After a smoker has quit smoking for 10 years, the risk of lung cancer is 30% to 50% lower than that of a continuing smoker. There are already some countries and regions that have received significant results in controlling smoking.
The anti-smoking campaign in the United States began in the 1960s, and after more than 30 years of effort, the incidence of lung cancer among men in the United States began to level off in the 1990s due to a decline in smoking rates, and has gradually declined since then, thus demonstrating the efficacy of the anti-smoking campaign.
In December 2003, the Ministry of Health issued the “Outline of China’s Cancer Prevention and Control Plan” (2004-2010), which listed lung cancer prevention and control as a top priority, while making tobacco control a major strategy for cancer prevention and control in China.
On August 28, 2005, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, demonstrating China’s image and determination to work with parties to curb the harms of tobacco and protect the public’s health rights while being a responsible power.
While not actively smoking, attention should also be paid to avoid passive smoking as much as possible, and in public places should also try to avoid smokers to avoid the hazards of secondhand smoke.
2.Occupational protection Epidemiology, pathology and experimental confirmation for occupational carcinogenic factors are inorganic arsenic, asbestos, chromium, coal tar and other combustion products of coal.
For mines where radioactive ores are mined, effective protective measures should be taken to minimize the amount of radiation exposure to staff.
In mines with radioactive materials, ventilation facilities must be improved to reduce the concentration of radioactive materials and to ensure the safety of the working environment load radiation protection regulations.
For workers exposed to carcinogenic compounds, various practical and effective labor protection measures must be taken to avoid or reduce the exposure to carcinogenic factors.
A recent meta-analysis shows that indoor air pollution, including soot and cooking fumes, is also associated with lung cancer development, therefore, effective ventilation measures should be taken indoors to minimize the concentration of these fumes.
In addition to staying away from cigarettes, healthy daily living and eating habits are also important to prevent lung cancer. In life, you should eat less high-fat food, especially animal fat; eat less salt and less pickled food; do not eat food that has been stored at room temperature for too long and may be contaminated by fungus and other toxins.
Preserve perishable food by refrigeration or other methods. Excessive or improper consumption of additives, contaminants and residues in food can be hazardous to health.
Burnt food should be avoided, and fish, meat or bacon grilled directly on the fire should be consumed only occasionally. A reasonable diet should be arranged, with plant-based vegetables such as vegetables, fruits, cereals and legumes accounting for more than 2/3.
Precautions for lung cancer
1.Ensure sleep and be well rested.
2.Keep a happy mood, which is more helpful to the recovery of the body.
3. Quit smoking and alcohol.
4.Avoid the consumption of stimulating food as much as possible.