Tumor treatment has now entered the era of comprehensive treatment. Clinical practice proves that it is difficult to achieve the best effect by any single treatment method at this stage. So far, before there is no special treatment for tumor, the only way to achieve the best effect is to apply the existing treatment methods – surgery, radiotherapy and Chinese medicine treatment flexibly to the patient. In reality, many people still have misunderstanding about the role of TCM in tumor treatment and rehabilitation. They do not realize that TCM should be involved in the whole process, but generally take TCM as the last straw only when they are at the end of their rope. In the process of tumor treatment, surgery and radiotherapy solve the symptomatic problem, but the internal cause, that is, the root problem, is not solved. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on evidence-based treatment, that is, treatment according to the cause of the disease, changing the “soil environment” in the body. In the view of TCM, human body is a whole. Although malignant tumor patients have obvious cancer foci locally, the local cancer foci can invade the organs and tissues and affect the whole body, and the whole body of the organism often affects the development of cancer foci. Therefore, in treating tumors, TCM will not focus on the treatment of local cancer foci, but will consider the overall treatment. This is one of its advantages. In addition, in the combined treatment, TCM can play the role of reducing toxicity and increasing effectiveness. For example, in chemotherapy, many patients will experience adverse reactions such as vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, etc. At this time, Western medicine usually has no better way to relieve them, but through the regulation of TCM, many patients’ discomfort can be improved, and some patients who originally could not tolerate chemotherapy also insist on completing the treatment. At the same time, by helping to dispel the evil, it can also increase the patient’s sensitivity to chemotherapy drugs. In the past, after surgery and radiotherapy, many patients felt that they had nothing to do. But in fact, this time, Chinese herbal medicine can still be very promising. “Through conditioning, it can consolidate the previous treatment results, regulate the body’s internal environment, improve immune function, and reduce or delay the recurrence of tumors.” For some advanced stage, or patients whose lesions are not suitable for surgery and radiotherapy, through the conditioning of TCM can play the purpose of controlling tumor growth, improving quality of life and prolonging survival time, it can be said that TCM has different roles in different stages of tumor treatment. “Many people think that tumor is “poison”, so the treatment should be “attacking poison with poison”, such as scorpion, centipede, gecko and spotted cypress, which are highly toxic. This is a misunderstanding. This is a misunderstanding. Chinese medicine “attacking poison with poison” should only be used appropriately in the special stage of tumor development, and it is often used in combination with other anti-cancer Chinese medicines, such as Fu Zheng Chinese medicine, etc. The duration of medication and the dosage of medication should be strictly controlled according to the condition, and should not be used at will. “In this case, patients should not blindly listen to the prescriptions, but should go to regular hospitals to seek medical treatment from oncologists. The reason is that only specialist doctors have rich experience in medication and will not go off the track in treatment.” Some patients worry that taking traditional Chinese medicine will cause liver damage. This is not a problem unique to Chinese medicine, all drugs can cause liver damage. On the contrary, herbal medicine can also treat liver damage. There was once a patient with breast cancer who received endocrine therapy and soon found that her liver function was impaired. The doctor suggested hanging water, but the situation did not improve, and the indexes increased instead of decreased. She then stopped the relevant medication and switched to another treatment plan, along with herbal intervention, and after about two weeks, the situation improved significantly. When can I stop using Chinese herbal medicine? Chinese herbal medicine has to intervene throughout the treatment, when can I stop using it? This is a question that many patients ask. So far there is no definite answer and it depends on individual situation. However, it is generally recommended to wait until at least 3 years, because this time period is the peak period of tumor recurrence. Of course, there are tumor patients who have been taking traditional Chinese medicine for more than 10 years continuously, not only the tumor did not recur, but also their health quality has improved greatly, even if other people in the family have cold, he did not get sick. Do tumor patients who take traditional Chinese medicine need to avoid eating? When taking traditional Chinese medicine, many people will think of avoiding eating, especially “hairy food” such as chicken, fish and shrimp. However, there is no definite conclusion on whether these foods can cause tumor recurrence. These substances are important sources of protein and other vital substances for human body, and after radiotherapy, patients’ body consumption increases, and their daily protein and calorie requirements are higher than normal people, so excessive emphasis on avoidance of food is not conducive to recovery. As for the tonic, the food with dietary therapy has its own bias as well as the drugs. Some supplements are cold and some are hot, so you have to choose according to your constitution. Some patients have abdominal distension or poor appetite after taking tonic, which is called “deficiency of tonic” in Chinese medicine. Therefore, it is best for tumor patients to take tonic under the guidance of a specialist. Chinese medicine against tumor, scientific research has breakthrough Scientific research is very important. For example, chemotherapy drugs often bring the side effect of numbness in hands and feet, for which there is no better relief by western drugs, so the research team is studying a formula that may solve this problem in the future, and a national multi-center joint study for this is about to start. In order to solve the clinical problem, they have also developed Sophora Ear Punch for primary liver cancer, and Intestinal Tai Granules for colorectal cancer. In addition, they are working on a formula for brain tumors, and experiments have revealed that a traditional Chinese medicine, scorpion, contains certain components that have an inhibitory effect on gliomas. As the research progresses, it is believed that more patients will benefit from it in the future.