The autoimmune system attacks cancer cells cancer cells grow from inside our own bodies, and this is perhaps the biggest difference from other diseases. Sometimes, it does cause confusion to the immune system. Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the three main treatments for cancer in China today. These treatments can be effective for the early stage of the disease, and once the disease enters the later stage or metastasis occurs, various drug resistance situations can occur innately and secondary. Malignant proliferation or cell metastasis will occur when some specific genes within the cell are mutated, while the body’s immune system will release a large number of cytokines into the tumor microenvironment to affect the growth of cancer cells or their ability to tolerate drugs. Therefore, if the balance between drug therapy (yin) and autoimmune response (yang) can be well adjusted, the balance of yin and yang between the two will also improve the treatment effect of local and systemic cancer. Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the three major treatments that only eliminate the cancer foci, not the source of the disease, and damage the normal tissue cells of the body, which seriously affects the survival time and quality of life of patients. Moxibustion for cancer treatment is based on the classical Chinese medical text “Huangdi Nei Jing – Ling Shu Jing”, which says: “What the needles do not do, moxibustion is appropriate.” It means that moxibustion has unique features. Li Jang of Ming Dynasty said in “Introduction to Medicine”, “Moxibustion is necessary for all cases where medicine is not available and where needles are not available.” It can be seen that moxibustion has been valued by people for a long time. Moxibustion is a treatment method to stimulate the body surface acupuncture points or specific parts with the moxa heat produced by the moxa leaves to adjust the disordered physiological and biochemical functions of the body by stimulating the activity of the meridian qi, so as to achieve the purpose of disease prevention and treatment. The efficacy of moxibustion for cancer treatment 1. Helps cancer patients improve immunity Many clinical studies have found that moxibustion therapy can be used as both a health care therapy and a disease treatment method, which has a good two-way regulation effect on the disordered immune function of the body and can help patients restore the balance of the body. For patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, moxibustion therapy enhances the activity of NK cells in the body and improves the immune effect. 2. Reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy After radiotherapy and chemotherapy, while killing cancer cells, it also destroys normal cells, which leads to the reduction of white blood cell content in the body. Moxibustion can warm the qi and blood, open the meridians, and effectively improve the nutrition of gastrointestinal mucosal epithelial cells and gastrointestinal blood circulation. The moxibustion of acupuncture points, such as Guan Yuan and Shen San Li, can improve these adverse reactions of cancer patients and promote the body’s ability to fight cancer. Moxibustion for cancer lesions 1, The best time for moxibustion treatment is summer, when the Yang energy is at its peak, the best effect is in winter. In the morning, the yang energy of people and nature rises and is at its peak at noon, and then gradually decreases, so moxibustion is best in the morning. Cancer patients should be patient and persistent according to their condition and medical advice. The “Golden Guide to Medicine” says, “Whenever moxibustion is used for any disease, the fire must be strong enough to heal. The fire and time are indispensable! 1. When treating cancer patients with moxibustion, they must pay attention to the amount of moxibustion, which refers to the amount of moxibustion that raises the body’s yang energy far more than the consumption of the body’s yang energy by cancer cells; 2. Two or three minutes of moxibustion can be considered ineffective, because the amount of moxibustion is proportional to the intensity and time of moxibustion. It is better to have red and burning skin, but preferably not more than two hours. Moxibustion must have a gradual process, through the stimulation of acupuncture points meridians, activating the body’s self-healing ability to achieve the purpose of treatment. Moxibustion precautions 1, extreme fatigue, too hungry, too full, drunk, emotional instability avoid moxibustion; 2, before and after moxibustion, a glass of warm plain water, to facilitate detoxification after moxibustion; 3, after moxibustion pay attention to keep warm, avoid getting cold; 4, after moxibustion choose nourishing food, such as silver fungus, lily, vegetables and fruits, to alleviate the phenomenon of dry heat and fire after moxibustion.