Advanced lung cancer with extensive metastasis

  A female, 63 years old, from Qingdao, Shandong Province.  Initial diagnosis: 2013-5-23 Consulted for lung cancer, 14 days after liver intervention.  Due to a liver mass found on physical examination, she went to a hospital where liver puncture section showed metastatic squamous carcinoma and underwent liver intervention once on May 9, with unknown medication. On May 16, PET-CT was performed, and the patient was considered to have liver metastasis of right lung cancer, mediastinum, gastric lesser curvature, left parietal lymph node metastasis of abdominal aorta, right pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, right middle lobe of lung dysplasia, and left adrenal metastasis. He came for treatment. On examination: in addition to the above symptoms, he had a slightly dry mouth, sticky stools, 3-4 times a day, and slightly yellow urine. There was no significant wasting since the onset of the disease and no fever or chills. The patient has always been anxious and has a history of coronary heart disease and insomnia for more than 10 years.  The patient is a lung cancer patient (stage IV, advanced) with evidence of liver qi stagnation, spleen-kidney qi deficiency and phlegm-heat stasis. The formula is based on Chai Hu Dredging Liver San + Si Miao San + Sang Bai Pi Tang plus reduction (unit: g): Angelica Sinensis 15 Bai Shao 15 Chai Hu 15 Poria 15 Peppermint 6 Coix Seed 30 Jiao Shanzha 15 Ginger 6 slices Niu Kne 15 Phellodendron 15 Atractylodes 15g Sang Bai Pi 15 Scutellaria 15 Gardenia 9 Su Zi 15 Almonds 15 Ginger Semen 15 Zhe Bei Mo 6 Loquat Leaf 15 Cyclamen 15 Zizyphus 15 Zizyphus 30 San Qi Powder 6 Citrus Aurantium 15 Chuanxiong 15 Mu Xiang 15 Glycyrrhiza glabra 6 Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 30 Radix et Rhizoma ginseng 15 7 doses, 1 dose daily, 400ml in water, divided into 2 warm doses  Second consultation: The patient complained that his condition improved day by day after taking the medicine. After taking 7 doses, the patient’s appetite improved significantly, his spirit improved, and the symptoms of nausea and vomiting disappeared. However, the symptoms of spontaneous sweating, coughing and poor sleep did not improve significantly. Continue to add reduction to the original formula. The patient’s condition remained stable.  The patient had several follow-up examinations and 2 times of DC-CIK cell therapy. His condition was stable, his nausea was acceptable, his bowel movements were regulated, and there was no significant wasting on re-examination 8 months after the start of the disease. However, he still had irritating dry cough, wheezing when coughing, sleeping for about 5-6 hours every night, and sweating spontaneously. The patient maintained a good quality of life, and the family was very satisfied with the efficacy and presented a silk banner to express their gratitude.  Follow-up visit on May 6, 2015 (the patient had 4 times of DC-CIK) The patient has survived for 2 years, and now his condition has progressed, but he is able to take care of himself basically.  The patient’s condition gradually deteriorated from the end of 2015, and was hospitalized in several hospitals for resuscitation treatment, and unfortunately died on 2016-2-18, surviving 33 months, for which we are not satisfied with the result, after all, the patient was not cured. However, when there is no really effective, safe, comfortable and inexpensive way to treat advanced lung cancer, it should be said that the efficacy is still good, after all, the average survival period of such advanced lung cancer patients with conventional Western medical treatment is only about 6 months, when doctors said they could only live 50 days. The reasons for the good results were, firstly, the patient’s full trust in the doctor and, secondly, the careful care of the patient’s family. I wish the old man a good journey!