Chinese medicine rehabilitation after breast cancer surgery

Breast cancer is a malignant tumor of the breast, most of which originates from the epithelial tissue of the breast and a few from various non-epithelial tissues of the breast. In Chinese medicine, breast cancer belongs to the category of “breast stone carbuncle” and “breast rock”. Postoperative care】Wang Shumei, Department of Oncology, The Second Hospital of Chongqing Medical University 1. After breast cancer surgery, patients should keep a happy spirit and avoid emotional excitement or depression; during the period of leukopenia, avoid contact with too many people and go to public places less often to prevent various infections. 2. After breast cancer surgery, patients should carry out postoperative rehabilitation and functional exercise as soon as possible, pay attention to the protection of the skin of the edematous limb and do not scratch it. Avoid holding heavy objects on the edematous limb. In addition, breast cancer patients should exercise gradually according to their actual condition, such as their disease, age, physical strength, incision healing, etc. They should not be too hasty and should not refrain from exercising after surgery. After breast cancer surgery, do not eat chicken, snapper, eel, mutton, dog meat, American ginseng, protein powder, placenta, royal jelly, propolis, bird’s nest, and various female health products; eat more cruciferous vegetables, such as cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, bok choy and cabbage. 2.    2. Wolfberry and astragalus rib soup: 100g of ribs cut and washed, add water and boil, take out and wash again, add appropriate amount of wolfberry and astragalus, add water and a little ginger and cook until the ribs are crispy, add a little salt and mix well, then drink the soup and eat the meat. It is used for post-operative breast cancer with emaciation, dizziness, fatigue, laziness, insomnia, etc. (Qi and blood deficiency).    3. Poria yam porridge: peel and dice peony; boil japonica rice with water and then adjust the slight fire until the rice grains bloom, add yam dice, Poria, and then cook for half an hour on low heat, add scallions, sesame oil, a pinch of salt, mix well and use. It is used for postoperative breast cancer with fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite and unformed stools (weak spleen and stomach).    4. Dendrobium astragalus soup: 200g of duck, 50g each of Dendrobium astragalus in a casserole, add onion, ginger and water to stew, add a little salt and mix well, then drink soup and eat meat. It is used for post-operative breast cancer accompanied by thinning of the body, short breath and spontaneous sweating or hot flashes and night sweats, weakness, insomnia and dreaminess or easy to wake up after sleep (deficiency of both qi and yin).    5. barley porridge: winter melon and pork ribs soup, astragalus yu C meat soup. It is used for those who have upper limb edema as the main symptom after breast cancer surgery.    6. mung bean, bitter melon, white radish, raw lotus root, kiwi and silver fungus which nourish yin and produce fluid, regulate qi and clear the internal organs. It is used for those who have constipation as the main symptom after breast cancer surgery.    7. Yanhuosuo Orange Kernel Drink, Danshen Orange Kernel Drink, etc. Used for those with postoperative wound pain as the main manifestation of breast cancer.