Typical TCM Therapy for Lung Cancer

This treatment not only can partially eliminate and reduce tumor, but also can reduce the post-operational prolapse and metastasis as well as the side effects of chemical therapy.

Title: An English-Chinese Guide to Clinical Treatment of Common Diseases: Typical TCM Therapy for Lung Cancer
Compiled by Wu Mianhua, Zhou Xueping
Translated by Zhou Lu, Wang Laping
Published by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Press
Language: English-Chinese
Paperback, 850mm x 1168mm, 223 pages, 2004
ISBN 7810107917

Primary bronchial lung cancer, known as lung cancer for short, is a commonly encountered malignant lung tumor. As the society develops, the spectrum of diseases has gradually changed due to such factors like industrialization and environmental pollution. As a result, the incidence and morality of malignant tumors have ranked first. The mortality of lung cancer is quite high. Though various therapies have been tried, just about 10 percent of the patients on the average can survive for 5 years. The age of the patients tends to be younger. This tendency has drawn attention from the medical fields and becomes a project studied by the medical fields. There the treatment and prevention of lung cancer seems emergent and important.

Lung cancer pertains to the concept of "lung stagnation" in TCM. TCM has accumulated rich clinical experience in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this disease. In recent decades, certain curative effect has been obtained in the treatment of this disease based on the differentiation of syndromes by means of TCM and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Such a treatment can alleviate suffering of the patients, prolong life and, in some cases, even clinically cure the patients. This treatment not only can partially eliminate and reduce tumor, but also can reduce the post-operational prolapse and metastasis as well as the side effects of chemical therapy. In view of these facts, we have compiled this book based on the materials extensively collected and personal clinical experience.

Detailed explanation is made in this book about the treatment based on syndrome differentiation for lung cancer and other unique therapeutic methods in TCM. The content is concise in description and easy to understand. It can serve as a handbook for doctors in clinical practice.

Contents

Art One General introduction

Chapter One Introduction

Chapter Two Diagnostic essentials

Section One Clinical manifestations
Section Two Laboratory test

Chapter Three TCM understanding of lung cancer

Part Two Typical therapeutic methods

Chapter One Treatment of lung cancer

Section One Internal therapy
Section Two External therapy
Section Three Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy
Section Four Dietetic therapy
Section Five Psychological therapy

Chapter Two Post-operational treatment of lung cancer

Section One Internal therapy
Section Two Dietetic therapy

Chapter Three Treatment of lung cancer following radiotherapy

Section One Internal therapy
Section Two Dietetic therapy

Chapter Four Treatment of lung cancer following chemotherapy

Section One Internal therapy
Section Two Dietetic therapy

Chapter Five Treatment of the main symptoms of lung cancer

Section One Internal therapy
Section Two Dietetic therapy
Section Three Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy
Section Four Dietetic therapy

Chapter Six Treatment of the complications of lung cancer

Section One Internal therapy
Section Two Dietetic therapy
Section Three Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy
Section Four Dietetic therapy

Chapter Seven Regimen for lung cancer

Part Three Experience famous senior TCM doctors

Chapter One Professor Hong Guangxiang's experience

Section One Ideas about the pathogenesis
Section Two Therapeutic experience and unique treatment
Section Three Report of typical cases

Chapter Two Professor Chen Uanchang's experience

Section One Therapeutic experience and unique treatment
Section Two Report of typical cases

Chapter Three Professor Wu yichun's experience

Section One Ideas about the pathogenesis
Section Two Therapeutic experience and unique treatment
Section Three Report of typical cases

Chapter Four Professor Liu Jiaxiang's experience

Section One Ideas about the pathogenesis
Section Two Therapeutic experience and unique treatment

Index

An English-Chinese Guide to Clinical Treatment of Common Diseases

We compiled the series of "an English-Chinese Guide to Clinical Treatment of Common Diseases" in order to assist foreign students to have a better study of clinical knowledge of TCM. The series also meet the need of Chinese doctors when they spread TCM for foreign practitioners. The series are scientifically-organized reference books which could generally reflect the updated development of clinic in TCM.

The series were written and compiled by medical professionals and English experts from 7 TCM universities or colleges including Nanjing University of TCM, Shanghai University of TCM, Guangzhou University of TCM, etc. The faculty from Nanjing University of TCM compiled the Chinese part. Shanghai University of TCM with other colleges and universities were responsible for the translation. The proposal was drafted in 1998. After 5-year continuous adaptation, the whole series were finally completed in 2003.

The first series include ten books. They cover ten commonly-encountered diseases of viral hepatitis, primary glomerulonephritis, chronic gastritis, lung cancer, bronchial asthma, diabetes, primary hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spondylosis, and cholelithiasis and their special treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. Each book consists of three parts. Part one discusses the major points in diagnosis and pathogenesis and pathology of the disease. Part two focuses on the typical therapy in TCM. It covers internal therapy, external therapy, acupuncture and moxibustion, Tuina (Chinese massage), physiotherapy, dietetic therapy, mental therapy, and regimen. Part three illustrates the academic experience of 3-4 celebrated doctors and the effective cases that they treated.