The difference between endometrial cancer and cervical cancer in Chinese medicine treatment

  The uterus is an important internal reproductive organ of women, but we often hear about cervical cancer and endometrial cancer, but seldom hear about uterine cancer (even if there is such a mention, the uterine cancer is usually referred to as endometrial cancer). This is mainly because there is a big difference in the treatment of these two types of cancer.  For early stage cervical cancer, treatment mostly advocates radiotherapy and chemotherapy TP protocols are more effective. The endometrium and the cervix are originally one and the treatment should have many consistent aspects. For example, the endometrium is the place where the fetus is conceived, so there is no doubt that the disease will lead to deficiency of Yin blood; the endometrium changes with the menstrual cycle, and endometrial cancer is heavier in terms of blood stasis; the hypochondrium changes with the changes of estrogen, and the uncombined sperm and egg will turn into phlegm, and endometrial cancer stasis will also turn into phlegm-dampness, and endometrial cancer is heavier in terms of phlegm-dampness than cervical cancer; the endometrium is also closely related to the liver meridian and the two channels of Chong Ren; endometrial cancer also has Cancer toxicity, etc. In contrast, endometrial cancer is more deficient in yin and blood, and heavier in stasis and phlegm.    The biggest difference is that endometrial cancer is colder and cervical cancer is hotter. The endometrium needs Yang energy to nurture the fetus and get rid of blood stasis, phlegm and dampness, so Yang deficiency is more important in endometrial lesions. People often say “uterine cold” because the endometrium is easily injured by cold, as mentioned in “Huangdi Nei Jing – Ling Shu” in the chapter of water distension, “Shi Ji is born in the uterus, the cold is in the Zi Men, the Zi Men is closed, the Qi cannot be passed, the bad blood is not diarrhea, epistaxis is stopped by staying, the day is bigger, the appearance is like pregnant son, the menstruation is not in time, all born in women, can be guided and lowered. Women, can be guided and lowered.” The “stone obstruction” mentioned here mainly refers to the disease of endometrial cancer.  The difference in treatment is that for endometrial cancer, the blood-activating and blood-stasis-breaking drugs should be hot and powerful, using Chuan Guan, Angelica, Amethyst, Wu Ling Li, San Lian, Curcuma longa, Turtle worms, wine rhubarb, leeches, etc.; for phlegm turbidity, use Nan Xing, Jiang Han Xia, White Mustard Seed, Wei Ling Xian, Ephedra, Wu Yao, Jiao Shan Zha. Under the firmness of the lump, there must be volatile yang, can be slightly used to clear heat and dampness drugs such as verbena, horsetail, psyllium, red bean curd, etc.