Food has long been known as the best medicine. Studies have found that many foods have anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects, and many medicinal dietary recipes contain effective ingredients with anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects. In daily life, paying attention to scientific and reasonable selection of anti-cancer foods can enhance the immunity of patients and improve their physical weakness, thus prolonging their lives and improving their quality of life. Our ancestors were very smart and recognized the seriousness of diet as early as 3,000 years ago. We all may know the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, which is the treasure book of Chinese medicine for disease prevention and treatment. “The change of anointing, the foot produces a big ding”. These two sentences are simple but profound. Let’s consider that many diseases are caused by dietary disorders, right? The injury caused by diet often affects the function of spleen and stomach, gathering dampness, producing phlegm and heat or turning into other diseases, which sow the seeds for the occurrence of cancer. 2. Digestive system diseases are most closely related to eating As the saying goes, “People are food-oriented, people are food-oriented”, but what is wrong with our diet? Is diet really related to cancer? Research shows that diet accounts for 30% to 35% of the causes of cancer, and poor dietary habits are related to gastrointestinal cancer such as esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer and colorectal cancer. In recent years, it has been reported at home and abroad that drinking hot tea can destroy the “mucosal barrier” of human esophagus. According to the epidemiological survey in the high incidence area of esophageal cancer in China, about 7% of all esophageal cancer patients are found to have the habit of drinking hot drinks, hard food, fast food or alcohol, and it is proved by animal experimental research that drinking alcohol and hot food, fast food, etc. have certain burning and corrosive effects on the esophageal mucosa, and the mucosal cells appear proliferative lesions, which can further become cancerous. In addition, research has also shown that a fungal aflatoxin exists widely in nature, of which B1 is a strong carcinogenic substance known so far, and the aflatoxin produced by this strain has a strong predisposing effect on liver cancer in particular. In addition, the contamination of nitrosamines, 3 and 4 benzopyrene, etc., can lead to cancer. Mr. Zhao was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, and when he was asked about his diet, it was found that Mr. Zhao liked hot food and usually ate very fast, and all these bad eating habits became the trigger for his development. In fact, these situations have been warned in many ancient books, and the Law of Medical Doctors also says: “Rolling wine from the throat and into the upper epigastric burn, gradually there is the image of heat and rot, and anger does not exist, the narrowing has increased, can only be water, not grain, this is why most into the diaphragm disease.” These improper dietary habits or dietary predilections often give certain adverse stimuli to the organism and play an important role in the etiology of cancer, especially digestive tract cancer. 3. Other types of cancer are also indirectly related to diet Everyone thinks that nowadays, with the development of society and improvement of living standard, why cancer is increasing instead? These questions are not difficult to answer. Although society has developed, people’s diet structure has also changed a lot. The imbalance of diet and nutrition has seriously affected the health of modern people, and the uncontrolled diet is also the root cause of modern diseases. The reason why the incidence of cancer is so high is indeed closely related to diet! In clinical practice, when we ask patients about their diets, most of them have eating disorders, some are partial, some are overeating, some are over-eating stimulating food, some are hunger and satiety disorders, etc. Modern research also shows that many cancers are closely related to eating disorders after the improvement of living standards. According to epidemiological studies, the incidence of breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer among Westerners is significantly higher than that of Easterners due to long-term consumption of high-fat diet. Animal experiments have also shown that long-term excessive protein intake can increase the incidence of cancer in certain areas. Scientists have also found in animal studies that the occurrence of cancer is less related to the type of food eaten than to the amount eaten. Currently, breast cancer seems to be becoming more and more serious for women, and an important reason for this is the change in dietary habits and structure. We can know from the regions with high incidence of breast cancer that the more developed countries in the world, the higher the incidence of breast cancer, such as North America and Northern Europe are the regions with high incidence of breast cancer, followed by Eastern and Southern Europe and South America, and Asia and Africa have the lowest incidence. However, since the 1970s, the incidence rate in Asia, which was previously a low incidence area, has been on the rise, especially in Japan, Singapore and coastal areas of China. In China, Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin are the regions with high incidence of breast cancer in China, and Shanghai is the highest. In 1972, the incidence rate of breast cancer in Shanghai was 17.1/100,000, and in 1988, it was 28/100,000, and in 1997, it rose to 46/100,000, which is the highest among female malignant tumors. Why is Shanghai the national “champion” in breast cancer incidence rate? To a large extent, it is related to the improvement of the living standard of our residents and the change of food structure. Statistics show that the ratio of fat to total caloric energy in the diet of Shanghai residents was 9.5% in 1959, rose to 24.4% in 1982, and reached 31.2% in 1992, which exceeded the limit of 30% recommended by the World Health Organization and was close to the level of developed countries in Europe and America. Statistics also show that in areas with high incidence of breast cancer, food is mainly high in fat and protein; while in areas with low incidence of breast cancer, people’s diet tends to be mainly starchy and vegetarian. Research results show that high levels of dietary fat and protein can be converted into estrogen-like hormones that stimulate the proliferation of breast tissue, which is why the incidence of breast cancer is much higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Ms. Wang, a recently retired teacher, found a lump in her left breast by chance and was diagnosed with breast cancer at the hospital. When asked about her diet, Ms. Wang said, “Five years ago, because she thought she had entered menopause, she felt very tired and irritable in general, so she went to the hospital for testing and the results showed that her estrogen level was low, so she kept taking supplements So, she kept taking estrogen supplements and food and felt good about herself, but what she didn’t expect was to get breast cancer.” For Ms. Wang, although the causes of breast cancer are diverse, one of the important reasons may be related to inappropriate supplementation of excessive estrogen-containing supplements and foods. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, once said, “Let food be your medicine, and not medicine be your food.” For cancer patients, we believe that food is the best cancer prevention and anti-cancer medicine. Some research shows that the most effective way to fight cancer is not in the hospital or with drugs, but the correct dietary concepts and habits accumulated over a long period of time. 4.Ensure a balanced diet to effectively prevent and fight against cancer In clinical practice, there are always patients asking “How to eat best to fight against cancer?” In fact, the accurate answer can be found in the books of our ancestors – balanced diet, as the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine – Su Wen said “five grains are nourishing, five fruits are helping, five animals are beneficial, five dishes are filling, and the odors are combined and served to replenish essence and benefit qi” and “grain, meat, fruit and vegetables, food and nourishment to the end, do not make too much of it, hurt its right”. This explains that a balanced intake of various nutrients is the key to maintaining health and preventing and fighting cancer, which is very important for cancer patients. ①”The five grains are nourishing” refers to japonica rice, soya beans, wheat, soybeans, yellow millet and other grains and beans, which are the main food for nourishing the human body. The nutrients contained in “grains” are mainly carbohydrates, followed by plant proteins, with low fat content. Cereals and beans together, can greatly improve the nutritional value. The Chinese diet is based on carbohydrates as the main source of caloric energy, while the human growth and development of their own repair is mainly dependent on protein. Therefore, grains for nourishment is in line with the modern view of nutrition. For cancer patients, to ensure that they can “eat” is a basic condition for recovery, and the intake of five grains is also very important. ②”Five fruits as a helper” refers to a variety of fresh, dried and hard fruits such as peach, pear, apricot, plum, date and chestnut. They are rich in vitamins, trace elements and dietary fiber, as well as part of the plant protein. “Five fruits” try to eat raw, in order to ensure that the vitamins in the nutrients are not damaged by cooking. Hard fruits such as peanuts, walnuts, melon seeds, almonds, chestnuts, which contain protein similar to beans, can make up for the lack of cereal protein. Therefore, five fruits are indispensable auxiliary foods in a balanced diet. We suggest cancer patients to eat more fruits of all kinds. (3) “Five animals are beneficial” refers to cattle, dogs, sheep, pigs, chickens and other livestock meat, which are beneficial to the human body and can supplement the nutritional deficiencies of the main food of grains, and are the main supplementary food in the balanced diet. Animal food is mostly high in protein, fat and calories, and contains essential amino acids, which are important nutrients for normal physiological metabolism and strengthening the immunity of the body. In clinical practice, patients often ask “Can I eat meat?” Some patients are afraid that eating meat will accelerate the spread of cancer cells, so they become vegetarians after they know they have cancer. ④ “Five vegetables are sufficient” refers to the fact that various kinds of vegetables can nourish the human body and enrich the dirty qi, so that various nutrients in the body can be perfected and enriched. There are many kinds of vegetables, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, melons and fruits. They are rich in carotene, vitamin C and B vitamins, and are also the main source of dietary fiber. They have the functions of increasing appetite, filling hunger, helping digestion, supplementing nutrition, preventing constipation, lowering blood fat, lowering blood sugar and preventing intestinal cancer, etc. Therefore, they are very beneficial to cancer patients’ recovery. In conclusion, the daily diet for cancer patients should adhere to the reasonable combination of five grains, five fruits, five animals and five vegetables, and pay attention to changing patterns as much as possible, eating at least 5-7 different kinds of fruits and vegetables every day, as well as eating more high-fiber and low-fat foods. Avoid over-salty, smoked and pickled food, less fat, sugar and salt, and less alcohol. 5. Cancer patients should choose foods of different tastes according to their physique Food is the best anti-cancer drug. For cancer patients, through food therapy is the most basic measure for patients’ self-conditioning. Chinese medicine believes that food therapy can detoxify the evil, calm the internal organs, clear the mind and blood, which is very important for patients’ recovery after cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Therefore, the easiest way to observe the future recovery of cancer patients in clinical practice is to see whether they can “eat”, “sleep” and “detoxify”. But how can cancer patients really “eat” well and “eat” correctly? Chinese medicine has a very clear understanding of food, in order to “eat” correctly, we must understand the nature and taste of food. You may ask: Is there really a difference between the “nature” and “taste” of food? The answer is yes. Food and medicine have the same “four gases”, that is, cold, hot, warm, cool. There are also “five tastes”, namely pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Foods with different “qi” and “taste” may be adapted to different patients’ physique and changes in their conditions, and because of the complex changes in cancer patients’ conditions, it is more important to “eat” foods with different tastes and functions. As cancer patients’ conditions are complicated, it is more important to “eat” food in terms of its nature, taste and function, so that the magical charm of food against cancer can be truly brought into play. Here, let’s start with the “nature” of food! Food is broadly divided into “cold, cool, hot, warm and flat”, of which cold and cool foods are yin foods, while hot and warm foods are yang foods. These foods include millet, mung beans, red beans, tofu, soy milk, watermelon, pear, mandarin, persimmon, sugar cane, duck, rabbit, pork, snapper, chicken, honey, bamboo shoots, bitter melon, cucumber, cabbage, water spinach, radish, tomato, spinach, water chestnut, etc. For cancer patients, these kinds of foods are especially suitable for cancer patients when they are undergoing radiotherapy or have high fever with infection. Most of the hot and warm foods can warm the middle, disperse cold and help Yang, such as: glutinous rice, jujube, lychee, brown sugar, mutton, beef, dog meat, chicken, carp, silver carp, onion, ginger, leek, garlic, etc. We know that most cancer patients have cold constitution, so we should pay attention to choose some warm food better when choosing food, especially cancer patients after chemotherapy and surgery should pay more attention to eat warm food. Therefore, we should pay attention to choosing foods that are warm in nature, especially for cancer patients after chemotherapy or surgery. In Chinese medicine, calm foods are classified as flat in nature, which can be eaten by healthy people and cancer patients for years, such as soybeans, black beans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, lotus seeds, grapes, apples, pineapples, coconuts, mushrooms, mushrooms, white sugar, eggs, carp, black fish, etc. Speaking of the “nature” of food, we need to talk about the “taste” of food. The theory of the five tastes of food is a wonderful discussion on diet regulation in Chinese medicine, which is very important for guiding cancer patients in food nutrition. According to Chinese medicine, food has five tastes: pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty, which correspond to the five organs: lung, spleen, liver, heart and kidney. Each of the five organs has its own appetite, and each of the five tastes enters the five organs to nourish and nourish the five organs. Generally speaking, pungent enters the lung and has the effect of dispersing cold, moving qi and invigorating blood, such as ginger and garlic, etc. According to recent research, eating pungent food can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve the secretion of digestive juices, facilitate blood circulation and metabolism, and have the function of dispersing wind and cold and unblocking meridians. Sweet into the spleen, has a tonic, easing the function, but also to remove muscle tension, increase a person’s appetite, deficiency, constriction and contracture pain of the consumption of the effect is obvious. For example: sugar, yam. Acid into the liver, sour food can make people improve appetite, has the role of strengthening the spleen and appetite, enhance the function of the liver, and prevent certain liver diseases. Such as rice vinegar, hawthorn, etc. Bitterness enters the heart, has the benefit of drying dampness and diarrhea. Bitter melon is the most common kind of bitter food, which combines medicinal and edible as a whole, stir-fry with bitter melon, can clear heat, brighten the eyes, detoxify, diarrhea fire, has high nutritional health value, long-term consumption for diabetic patients, tumor patients and weak people have better health effects. Salty into the kidneys, has a soft, moisten the function of the lower, salty food in the salty taste is mainly produced by salt, salt has an important significance to maintain health. Li Shizhen said in the “Compendium of Materia Medica” that “this is the only one that cannot be missing” among the five tastes. Although the five flavors have a protective effect on the five viscera, but the five flavors are partiality, not only can cause damage to the viscera, but also can lead to other organs related to the disease. As recorded in “Suwen – The Great Treatise on Anger”, over-eating sour taste can cause liver qi to be hyperactive and spleen to be exhausted; over-eating salty taste can cause bone damage, muscle shortening and heart depression; over-eating sweet taste can cause heart qi to be full and stuffy, and even kidney qi to be out of balance, with qi rebellion and panting and black face; over-eating pungent taste can cause tendons and veins to be corrupted and even relaxed, and spirit to be depleted. For cancer patients, understanding the nature and taste of food and choosing the right food according to their disease and nutritional status can give full play to the function of food. When choosing foods for cancer patients, they should also pay attention to the principle of the five elements. For example, for liver cancer patients, they should pay attention to eating more sweet and spleen-healthy foods. This is because when liver is diseased, liver wood will grasp spleen earth, which will easily affect the function of spleen and stomach, as we all know, “When we see liver disease, we know that liver transmits spleen, so we should first strengthen the spleen.” Therefore, it is appropriate to eat sweet, japonica rice, beef, dates, sunflower and so on to strengthen the spleen and eliminate; in turn, the heart with red, it is appropriate to eat sour, small beans, dog meat, plum, leek and so on; lungs with white, it is appropriate to eat bitter, wheat, lamb, apricot, allium and so on; spleen with yellow, it is appropriate to eat salty, soybeans, pork, chestnuts, huo and so on; kidneys with black, it is appropriate to eat pungent, yellow millet, chicken, peaches, onions and so on. 6.Food has five colors, and all five colors can fight against cancer As the saying goes, “People take food as the sky”, in terms of health, diet is the basis of health, and we should have reasonable meals. Chinese medicine believes that “medicine and food have the same origin”, and different colors of food can treat different diseases. We all know that there are five colors of food: green, red, yellow, white and black, and different colors of food have nourishing effects on different internal organs. Cyan (green) food: green symbolizes health, mainly refers to green leafy vegetables and fruits, including celery, cucumber, spinach, green pepper, cabbage, green beans, green tea and so on. Chinese medicine believes that the five elements of green are wood, which has the effect of clearing heat, nourishing the liver and blood, and regulating the digestion of the spleen and stomach. Modern research believes that green foods contain a large amount of fiber, which can cleanse the stomach and intestines to prevent constipation and reduce the incidence of rectal cancer. Eating green vegetables regularly can keep our body in acid-base balance and avoid the occurrence of cancer to a greater extent. Red (red) food: red symbolizes hope and mainly contains carrots, tomatoes, red beans, etc. According to traditional Chinese medicine, red is fire in the five elements and enters the heart meridian, which has the effect of tonifying blood, diuretic, activating blood circulation and promoting heart activity. red food is rich in lycopene, carotene, iron and some amino acids, and such food contains a lot of antioxidants, which can reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer. Yellow food: yellow symbolizes warmth, mainly refers to soybeans, including beans and soy products, as well as yellow fruits and vegetables and eggs, such as soybean sprouts, millet, corn, persimmons, citrus, pumpkin, bananas, etc.. According to Chinese medicine, the five elements of yellow are earthy and enter the spleen meridian, which has the ability to nourish the spleen and benefit the qi, promote the digestion, absorption and nutrient absorption of dietary items. The advantage of yellow fruits and vegetables is rich in two vitamins A and D, fiber, pectin, can eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, good protection of the gastrointestinal mucosa, for the prevention of esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, intestinal cancer and other disorders have a certain role. White food: white symbolizes purity, including yam, white radish, white fungus, lily, wild rice, etc.. Chinese medicine believes that white is the five elements of gold, into the lung meridian, with the role of replenishing Qi, nourishing Yin, nourishing the lungs. These foods are rich in starch, sugar, protein, etc., which can provide the body with many necessary nutrients and help improve the body’s immunity and prevent the occurrence of tumors. Black food: Black symbolizes composure and contains black chicken, snapper, cuttlefish, mushrooms, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, purple rice, black beans, black sesame and purple cabbage. Chinese medicine believes that the five elements of black is water, into the kidney meridian, with help to improve the metabolic and reproductive system functions closely related to the kidneys, bladder and bones. It can regulate human physiological functions, stimulate the endocrine system, promote saliva secretion, promote gastrointestinal digestion and enhance hematopoietic function, and also has a certain effect on delaying aging. Modern medicine believes that “black food” is not only nutritious, but also has the unique effects of kidney tonic, anti-aging, health care, disease prevention and treatment, hair and beauty. For cancer patients, black food is often used for those who have bone marrow suppression, low blood image and weak body condition after surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which can promote the recovery of body immune function, improve bone marrow condition and raise blood image. The author believes that in order to manage the mouth well, one should first know what can and cannot be eaten, which is what people call taboo. Medical doctors have different views on whether cancer patients should avoid eating or not. From the theory of TCM food therapy and clinical practice, we can say that it is beneficial to avoid eating. However, it is not necessary to be too strict. Generally speaking, according to the patient’s clinical diagnosis and classification, it is necessary to avoid certain foods appropriately, which is beneficial to improve the treatment effect and promote the patient’s recovery. If the patient often vomits and has acidity, feels full and stuffy, has loose stools, and is tired with little food, the diet should avoid cold food and fatty, sweet and thick taste; if the patient feels high fever, thirsty, sweating, and often has fire boils, the diet should avoid hot food and tonic, etc. Regarding hairy foods such as shrimps, crabs and scaly fish, they are mostly allergic and should not be consumed by cancer patients. If meat, eggs, dairy products, etc. are often eaten in daily life, the necessary nutrition can be maintained. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the main treatment for cancer, and we have talked about the pain that radiotherapy and chemotherapy bring to patients above. If the right diet is provided, the patient’s discomfort can be minimized to ensure the smooth implementation of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and to maximize the clinical efficacy. 7.Diet during chemotherapy As we all know, during chemotherapy, as the drugs kill tumor cells, it is inevitable that normal cells will be damaged to produce the corresponding toxic side effects, such as: immunity decline, white blood cell reduction, peptic ulcers, hair loss, etc.. The diet during chemotherapy is very important. In this special period, food should be prepared according to the different stages of chemotherapy, combined with the patient’s own condition. Poor nutrition before chemotherapy, chemotherapy toxic side effects: The effect of chemotherapy is obviously related to the strength and nutritional status of the patient’s physique. If the nutrition level is poor and the physical condition is bad, the chemotherapy effect is poor and the side effects are great. Therefore, the overall requirement before chemotherapy is to enhance physical fitness and increase nutrition. It is advisable to consume more protein. Choose foods that can nourish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and kidney, such as red dates, yam, sesame, longan, spinach, chicken, duck, pork, beef, fish, soybean products, eggs and milk. In addition, astragalus, ginseng, angelica, berry, etc. can be used to cook or stew chicken and duck. Provide diet according to different symptoms during chemotherapy: Chinese medicine believes that chemotherapy, as a strong means of attacking evil in the human body, will cause the body’s qi and blood damage organs dysfunction, there are different degrees of toxic side effects, for the main adverse reactions common in chemotherapy, to correspond to take a different diet: ① If there is a digestive reaction: patients often appear to lose appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms of the spleen and stomach. Desirable: easily digestible food. The staple food should be mainly liquid or semi-liquid juice, for example, five-grain porridge, noodles, etc. At the same time, foods that strengthen the spleen and appetite can be added, such as: hawthorn, white lentils, radish, shiitake mushrooms, Chen Pi, etc. Avoid: raw, cold and greasy. Don’t give the patient raw and cold fruits and vegetables, like watermelon, banana, pear, cucumber, eggplant, celery, etc., which will aggravate the symptoms of diarrhea. Also fatty foods are not easy to digest and are not suitable to eat. ② If dizziness and weakness and other symptoms: the process of chemotherapy, the patient’s white blood cells and platelets will decline, dizziness, tiredness and weakness, panic attacks, shortness of breath, hair loss and other general debilitation, qi and blood deficiency performance. Desirable: Iron-rich foods. Iron-rich foods can supply the body with enough raw materials for blood production. Choose such as pork liver, lean meat, fish, spinach, goldenseal, cinnamon, etc. ③If there is a “dry” reaction: fever, thirst, thirst, stomatitis, mouth ulcers, dry stools, yellow urine, red tongue, no moss, such as heat toxicity injury to yin, fluid depletion performance. Avoid: spicy and fried, stir-fried and deep-fried foods, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and other high vitamin foods. After chemotherapy, fresh food to help vital energy: after the strong effect of chemotherapy, the human body has different degrees of qi and blood deficiency, spleen and stomach disorders, liver and kidney deficiency performance. Desirable: Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Avoid: Eat less pickled, smoked, fried and baked foods, and do not eat moldy foods. The following foods have certain anti-cancer effects and patients can choose to eat them according to their taste. Such as: onion, eggplant, radish, celery. Tofu, wild rice; mushrooms including shiitake, mushroom, monkey mushroom, fungus, etc.; seafood, jellyfish, kelp, sea cucumber, nori, scallop, turtle, etc. 8.How to eat during radiotherapy Radiotherapy is an important means to treat various malignant tumors by using ionizing radiation, but radiotherapy can often cause a series of toxic reactions because of its killing effect on both normal tissues and cancer cells. According to Chinese medicine, during the radiotherapy period, cancer patients are often depleted of yin and fluids due to the “heat toxicity” of radiation, resulting in dry mouth, dry lips, red tongue with less coating, weakened sense of taste and smell, and low appetite, etc. Therefore, they can take more foods that nourish yin and promote fluids, such as lotus root juice, radish juice, mung bean soup, winter melon soup, rehmannia soup, watermelon, etc; Eat more fish, meat, milk, honey, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. Chinese medicine believes that the condition of the body determines the strength of the righteousness. Different physical conditions determine the susceptibility and tendency of diseases. Looking at the ancient literature, we can easily find the discussion about the physical constitution and diseases. ①Qi deficiency constitution: people are prone to colds, stomach prolapse, weakness in speech, frequent sweating, shortness of breath and fatigue. They are often characterized by tiredness and weakness, pale face, low voice, sweating, especially when moving, palpitation and less food, pale tongue with white coating and weak pulse. If the patient is in the middle and late stage, the symptoms are aggravated, or accompanied by shortness of breath and lazy speech, coughing and wheezing; or less food and abdominal distension, loose stools; or prolapse, prolapse of the uterus; or palpitations and palpitation, mental fatigue; or lumbar and knee weakness, frequent urination, men’s slippery sperm and premature ejaculation, women’s leucorrhea. Diet strategy: can always eat japonica rice, glutinous rice, millet, yellow rice, barley, yam, indica rice, oat, potatoes, dates, carrots, mushrooms, tofu, chicken, goose, rabbit, quail, beef, dog, mackerel, silver carp. ②Yin deficiency: If a person is afraid of heat, often feels heat in the heart of the hands and feet, has flushed or reddish cheeks, dry skin, dry mouth, easy insomnia, and often has dry stools, that is yin deficiency. This type of constitution is common in cancer patients during radiotherapy. It is common to see thinness, redness, dry mouth, dry throat, irritability, heat in hands and feet, little sleep, dry stool, yellow urine, intolerance of spring and summer, preference for cold drinks, thin pulse, red tongue with little coating. Dietary strategy: Yin and Yang should be preserved, it is advisable to be light, far from fatty and thick, dry and strong products; can eat more sesame, glutinous rice, honey, dairy products, sugar cane, fish and other light food, for onion, ginger, garlic, leek, allium, pepper and other pungent products should be eaten less. ③ gas depression physique: “Dream of the Red Chamber” in the Lin sister is a representative of the gas depression physique, sentimental, melancholy and fragile. This kind of person is usually thin, often sulking, sighing for no reason, easily panicking and easily insomnia. There are more patients with this type of constitution among cancer patients, especially common among breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients. The clinical symptoms include pale or yellowish complexion, irritable and easily agitated temperament, depression, chest tightness, breast and abdominal distension, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea; or obstruction in the throat, such as a foreign body; or gall tumor in the neck; or distension and pain in the stomach and epigastrium, vomiting acid, erratic gas; or abdominal pain and intestinal tinnitus, and unpleasant bowel movements; sometimes wanting to take too much breath, with light red tongue, white fur, and string pulse. Diet strategy: eat more food that can move Qi, such as Buddha’s hand, orange, citrus peel, buckwheat, leek, fennel greens, garlic, ham, sorghum peel, knife beans, citron, etc. ④ Yang deficiency body: always have cold hands and feet, afraid to eat cold things. The personality is more sedate and introverted. These are Yang deficiency constitution. Nowadays, Yang deficiency constitution is common in society, and it is even more common among cancer patients. Clinical evidence: white and fat body or light white face, fear of cold and warmth, tiredness of limbs, clear and long urine, thin stools, light lips and mouth, frequent sweating, sunken and weak pulse, light and fat tongue. Diet strategy: do not eat cold, eat more warm food, such as mutton, dog meat, venison, chicken, etc. ⑤ Phlegm-damp body: wide heart and fat body is the biggest feature of this type of people, abdominal flabby obesity, oily skin, sweating, puffy eyes, easy to sleepy. They have a mild and stable personality and are good at endurance. Clinical symptoms include: tiredness, laziness, drowsiness, heavy body like a wrap, sticky mouth or loose stools, coughing, asthma and phlegm; or little food, nausea and vomiting, loose stools; or swollen limbs, sunken when pressed, unfavorable urine or turbidity; or heavy head and body, joint pain and numbness; or excessive leucorrhea in women. The pulse is moist and slippery, the tongue is fat and the moss is slippery. Diet regulation: eat less fat, sweet and thick, alcohol should not drink, and do not be too full. Eat more vegetables and fruits, especially some foods that can strengthen the spleen and promote dampness, resolve phlegm and dispel phlegm, such as white radish, water chestnut, purple cabbage, jellyfish, onion, lotus, white fruit, jujube, lentils, coix seeds, red beans, broad beans, cabbage, etc. (6) Blood stasis physique: this kind of physique people commonly have gums bleeding easily when brushing teeth, eyes often have red filaments, skin often dry and rough, often painful, easily irritable, forgetful and impatient. Blood stasis can be seen throughout the disease in cancer patients, especially during radiotherapy. Clinical symptoms include obscure face, dark mouth and lips, dark eyes, wrong skin nail, easy bleeding, purple tongue or petechiae, thin and astringent pulse or knotted generation. Dietary strategy: foods with blood-activating and stasis-removing effects such as peach kernel, rape, cicely, black soybean, etc. can be eaten regularly. Through reasonable adjustment of diet, “cancer cells” can be eliminated in the bud. Here we introduce several good cancer prevention and anti-cancer recipes: The first soup of cancer prevention – Astragalus monkey head mushroom soup [Composition] 150 grams of monkey head mushroom, 30 grams of astragalus, 250 grams of chicken, 15 grams of ginger, 20 grams of white onion, 5 grams of salt, pepper, wine, 100 grams of cabbage heart, 750 grams of clear soup. Efficacy】Nourish the blood, nourish the brain and strengthen the body. 【Method】Rinse the monkey head mushroom and put it into a basin with warm water to inflate, about 30 minutes, fish out. Trim off the woody part at the bottom, then wash and cut into large slices about 2 mm thick, and filter the water with gauze for use. Chicken washed and chopped into about 3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide strips of square pieces. Astragalus is wiped with wet hair and cut into thin slices of horse ear shape. Ginger, white onion cut into details, small cabbage heart washed with water for use. Heat the pot and put into the lard, put into the astragalus, ginger, scallions, chicken stir-fry stir-fry, put salt, Shao wine, hair throat water and a small amount of broth, boil with martial fire and then with civil fire for about 1 hour, then under the monkey head mushroom piece and then cook for half an hour, you can enter the pepper noodles together well. First fish the chicken pieces in the bottom of the bowl, and then fish the throat mushroom slices covered in the top. The soup into the small cabbage heart, slightly cooked for a moment to ladle into the bowl that is ready. Serving method】Take it with meals. [Indications] Cancer prevention or tumor patients with weak constitution. The first soup is called Astragalus monkey head mushroom soup. As the name implies, this soup is mainly composed of astragalus and monkey head mushroom. Astragalus membranaceus is known as “the most important qi tonic” and is a valuable herbal medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Astragalus membranaceus has the function of nourishing qi and raising yang, benefiting the guard and fixing the surface, nourishing the qi of the spleen and lung, and is an important qi tonic. The “other record”: “to nourish the husband deficiency, five labor Ying thin.” The sun Hua Zi Materia Medica: “help Qi, strong tendons and bones, long meat, blood.” Folk also have winter season to take astragalus with the habit of nourishing and strengthening the body of food. Astragalus medicinal history so far has more than 2000 years, was first seen in the Han tomb Mawangdui unearthed the silk book “52 disease formula”, “Shennong Ben Cao Jing” as the top product. The Ming “Compendium of Materia Medica” contains “Jie long also, astragalus yellow color, for the tonic of the long so named …”. The materia medica HuiYin” contains “astragalus, lung and spleen, WeiShi astringent sweat, drive the wind to transport poison medicine also …”. The “Materia Medica Feng Yuan” contains “Astragalus can nourish all the deficiencies of the five organs, cure the pulse string spontaneous sweating, diarrhea Yin fire, remove lung heat, no sweat is hair, with sweat is stopped.” Chinese pharmacists have extrapolated and used Astragalus for over 2,000 years as an invigorating and disease-fighting remedy. Western traditional pharmacists have recently begun to focus on and study the use of astragalus to attenuate the side effects of chemotherapy. There are numerous reports in the modern pharmacological literature showing that Astragalus can enhance the immune function of the body and promote antibody production, as well as protect the liver and increase blood cells. It can increase the content of cyclic phosphoglycosides in tumor cells can inhibit tumor growth and even reverse tumor cells. Astragalus can increase the ability of virus to induce interferon and enhance the sensitivity of cells to interferon. In addition, it can promote the increase of leukocytes in peripheral blood, counteract chemical, radiation or other causes of leukopenia, and can significantly improve the phagocytic ability of mononuclear giant eosinophils. Astragalus has a promoting regulatory effect on both cellular and humoral immunity. Speaking of monkey head mushroom, we must be very familiar with it, also known as monkey head mushroom, hedgehog mushroom, cauliflower mushroom or mountain ambrosia, etc.. It is originally a precious edible mushroom hidden deep in the dense forest. Monkey head mushroom is a traditional Chinese dish with tender meat, fragrant taste and delicious. It is known as “mountain treasure monkey head, sea food bird’s nest”, and is said to be an ancient tribute to the palace. In medicine, monkey head mushroom is a valuable medicine. In ancient times, it has been used as a rare fitness tonic, and the old and weak eat monkey head mushroom, it has the effect of nourishing and strengthening the body. According to records, monkey head mushroom is flat and sweet in nature, and has the function of helping digestion and benefitting the five organs. Modern medical research proves that the peptides, polysaccharides and aliphatic phthalamides contained in monkey head mushroom have the effect of treating cancer and benefiting human health. After cancer patients take monkey head mushroom, they can feel the improvement of symptoms, increase appetite, and relieve pain; for some cancer patients, it also has the good effect of improving cellular immune function, shrinking lumps and prolonging survival. Chinese medicine often says “deficiency of positive energy is accumulation”, which means the body’s positive energy is insufficient, that is, the immune function is reduced in modern times, and people are prone to cancer, so it is often said clinically to support positive energy to fight and prevent cancer. Astragalus membranaceus in Astragalus membranaceus soup is the most important medicine to nourish the vital energy and help to prevent cancer, and together with the precious tonic anti-cancer product – monkey head mushroom, it enhances its power to help to prevent cancer, which is worthy of the first soup to prevent cancer. The first anti-cancer formula – Monkey Head and Snake Tongue Soup [Composition] 50 grams of dried monkey head, 50 grams of vine pear root, 50 grams of white flower and snake tongue grass. Efficacy】Preventing and fighting cancer. 【Method】 Boil the monkey head mushroom with hot water for 30 minutes, cut off the root, wash it repeatedly with water, and then soak it in warm water until soft; vine pear root, white flower and snake tongue grass washed with water. Put the dried monkey head, vine pear root, white flower and snake tongue grass into a pot, add water and boil for 20 minutes, then drink the soup. Directions】Drink the soup, 1-2 times a day. Indications】Often taken by cancer patients. This formula is used in conjunction with vine pear root and white flowered snake tongue grass, vine pear root is the root of the kiwi plant of the kiwi family. It has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and dampness, diuretic and stopping bleeding; and the white flowered snake tongue herb is a familiar anti-cancer herb, which has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling pain and nodules, diuretic and removing dampness.