Cancer friends died of injuries caused by chemotherapy, not cancer? Is cancer cured by Chinese medicine?

Lai Yicheng (Director, Radiation Oncology Center, Changhua Hospital, Ministry of Health) About cancer, many patients will hear rumors that they have heard a lot of wrong information, but they take this information as the correct statement. For example, cancer is a pathogenic disease, and cancer cells can starve to death. What you know about cancer is not necessarily true! In fact, no one in the medical field dares to say that he knows about cancer. Because even today's medicine is still studying cancer, trying to solve this big puzzle; However, after decades of efforts, the medical community has gradually realized the cause and mechanism of cancer, and because of this, many advanced treatment methods have been discovered and many drugs have been gradually invented, greatly improving the survival rate of patients. In my opinion, the treatment of cancer should be based on empirical medicine. Only through scientific verification can we break the myth and have a chance to beat cancer! Do you still believe in these cancer myths? There are many misunderstandings about cancer in clinic, which make many people miss the golden treatment period, but make the tumor grow bigger and bigger, and eventually get out of hand, leading to the death of patients. In fact, as long as the treatment can be carried out at the first time, the chances of recovery can be greatly improved! Below I will list some common misunderstandings, that is, I hope to break the existing concept and let patients face the treatment bravely before they have a chance to recover. Cancer myth 1: I am a good person, why do I get cancer? When many patients hear that they have cancer, they often have such thoughts, such as: "I have never harmed anyone in my life. Why did I get this disease? " "I didn't do anything against nature. Why is there such a karma? " "I am a good man, how can I get this disease? However, I must tell these cancer friends not to think so! Cancer is really not caused by bad personality and karma, but the result of not paying attention to your body! There was once a breast cancer patient. When she knew she had cancer, she thought it was karma. She felt humiliated and ashamed, so she never mentioned her illness and didn't let her neighbors know. In the end, even relatives, friends and neighbors have little contact, and the circle of life is getting smaller and smaller. I hid myself and felt sorry for myself, thinking it was all my fault. Then one day, the patient finally opened his heart and told me that he had such an idea. Is it right or wrong? I smiled and replied to her: "You didn't do anything wrong, but you didn't take good care of your body! Then I explained the causes of cancer to her one by one, and the patient was relieved. I want to remind my cancer friends not to believe that cancer is a karma disease. Cancer is not the result of your evil deeds, but the result of your failure to choose your own food and stay away from bad factors (cigarettes, betel nuts, alcohol and other carcinogenic factors). What you should do is to adjust your life instead of falling into the fear of what goes around comes around. This is the correct attitude towards cancer! Lai Yicheng (Director, Radiation Oncology Center, Changhua Hospital, Ministry of Health) About cancer, many patients will hear rumors that they have heard a lot of wrong information, but they take this information as the correct statement. For example, cancer is a pathogenic disease, and cancer cells can starve to death. What you know about cancer is not necessarily true! In fact, no one in the medical field dares to say that he knows about cancer. Because even today's medicine is still studying cancer, trying to solve this big puzzle; However, after decades of efforts, the medical community has gradually realized the cause and mechanism of cancer, and because of this, many advanced treatment methods have been discovered and many drugs have been gradually invented, greatly improving the survival rate of patients. In my opinion, the treatment of cancer should be based on empirical medicine. Only through scientific verification can we break the myth and have a chance to beat cancer! Do you still believe in these cancer myths? There are many misunderstandings about cancer in clinic, which make many people miss the golden treatment period, but make the tumor grow bigger and bigger, and eventually get out of hand, leading to the death of patients. In fact, as long as the treatment can be carried out at the first time, the chances of recovery can be greatly improved! Below I will list some common misunderstandings, that is, I hope to break the existing concept and let patients face the treatment bravely before they have a chance to recover. Cancer myth 1: I am a good person, why do I get cancer? When many patients hear that they have cancer, they often have such thoughts, such as: "I have never harmed anyone in my life. Why did I get this disease? """I didn't do anything against nature. Why is there such a karma? ""I'm a good man. How did I get this disease? However, I must tell these cancer friends not to think so! Cancer is really not caused by bad personality and karma, but the result of not paying attention to your body! There was once a breast cancer patient. When she knew she had cancer, she thought it was karma. She felt humiliated and ashamed, so she never mentioned her illness and didn't let her neighbors know. In the end, even relatives, friends and neighbors have little contact, and the circle of life is getting smaller and smaller. I hid myself and felt sorry for myself, thinking it was all my fault. Then one day, the patient finally opened his heart and told me that he had such an idea. Is it right or wrong? I smiled and replied to her: "You didn't do anything wrong, but you didn't take good care of your body! Then I explained the causes of cancer to her one by one, and the patient was relieved. I want to remind my cancer friends not to believe that cancer is a karma disease. Cancer is not the result of your evil deeds, but the result of your failure to choose your own food and stay away from bad factors (cigarettes, betel nuts, alcohol and other carcinogenic factors). What you should do is to adjust your life instead of falling into the fear of what goes around comes around. This is the correct attitude towards cancer! Cancer Myth 2: Cancer is an incurable disease, and cancer = death? Because cancer has been the top ten cause of death for more than 30 years, many people think that cancer is incurable, but this concept is wrong! In fact, many cancer patients have well controlled their illness and even lived the same life as ordinary people. Therefore, cancer is a chronic disease, just like diabetes and hypertension. If it can be found and treated early, there is a chance of cure. On the other hand, if you have chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, you may have to take medicine for life; But as long as the cancer is cured, there is no need to take medicine for life. From this perspective, cancer can actually be regarded as a chronic disease with the best chance of being cured, which is also the perspective I often explain to patients. Cancer Myth 3: Can you recover from eating folk prescription without treatment? Every once in a while, I will hear cases of people dying of superstitious remedies after suffering from cancer, which also makes me sigh. I have a psychopath, but I didn't take any medicine. It was his brother who brought him to see a doctor for the first time. At that time, there was only right oral cancer, which needed urgent treatment. But his brother wanted the patient to accept the folk prescription, so he didn't come to the treatment. Two months later, he saw the tumor grow to the left! So I helped him adjust his treatment. After regular treatment, the tumor gradually disappeared, leaving only a little at present. When I was an attending physician at MacKay Hospital in Taipei, there was a patient who lived in Mie, and his tumor had metastasized to his brain. The first thing he said to me when he entered the clinic was, "Doctor! I have no money! I have sold my house to treat cancer! Later, I learned that this patient spent a lot of money on folk remedies in order to treat cancer, and the results were not good. At that time, I said to the patient, "You don't have to spend more money! At present, many treatments are covered by medical insurance, so don't worry. Results The patients were very cooperative in coming to the hospital for treatment, and their condition was well controlled. Therefore, cancer treatment should not be superstitious about folk remedies. As long as you receive regular treatment at the first time, you can improve your chances of recovery. Cancer Myth 4: Western medicine treats the symptoms, while Chinese medicine treats the root cause, so Chinese medicine treats cancer better? I remember there was a joke on the Internet that said, "Western medicine treats the symptoms, Chinese medicine cures the root cause, and Chinese and Western medicine combine to make specimens. Although this is a joke, is it really "western medicine treats the symptoms, Chinese medicine treats the root cause"? This is a question worth pondering! When I was working in MacKay Hospital, I used to survey my patients with questionnaires, and less than half of them admitted that they were taking Chinese medicine. But then I entrusted a nurse to help me re-investigate and found that the number of patients who said they had Chinese medicine increased to 70%. There is a clear gap between the results of the two surveys. I think the patient is embarrassed to let the doctor know. I also heard that someone was cured by taking Chinese medicine. Although I am not their doctor, I can't prove whether the effect is correct or not, but from my standpoint, I don't recommend that patients be treated "completely" with Chinese medicine. Because in my patients, the vast majority of patients have delayed treatment and finally left this world. Some people will say that patients treated by western medicine will die! My answer is: "Yes! But more successful. I told the patient that he wanted to take Chinese medicine instead of western medicine, so I had to respect the patient's decision. But I often convince patients that the successful cases of western medicine treatment in my hands are far higher than those of failure; I have also seen successful cases of TCM treatment, but most of them have failed. When I told these to my patients, most of them accepted them and finally chose to receive formal western medicine treatment. Although I am a western doctor, I also dabble in Chinese medicine. I know the difference between Chinese medicine and western medicine very well, so I don't exclude Chinese medicine or Chinese medicine. But I know better that western medicine has the advantages of western medicine and Chinese medicine has the advantages of Chinese medicine. What I have always wanted to do is: how to prove through experiments that Chinese medicine can really assist western medicine treatment; I also want to prove that the intervention of Chinese medicine can adjust the patient's condition and make the patient have stronger physical resistance to cancer cells. In fact, I think as long as it can improve patients, it is a good treatment. Don't distinguish between Chinese medicine and western medicine. As long as it can help patients with empirical methods, it is necessary to study them in depth and then accept them as regular treatment. This is the best method for patients. Cancer Myth 5: The patient died of injury caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, not cancer? Because both chemotherapy and radiotherapy will cause certain reactions to the body, which makes people feel terrible, but not as terrible as they usually hear, but I don't think so. It depends on different cancers, different irradiation sites, different radiotherapy doses and different chemotherapy drugs, so we can't generalize. Simply put, there are two kinds of radiotherapy reactions, one is systemic reaction and the other is local reaction. The whole body reaction is like: people are tired, sick, have a bad appetite, can't sleep, etc. The local reaction is like: when radiation shines on your mouth, you may have a broken mouth, difficulty swallowing and sore throat; According to gastrointestinal tract can cause colic, enteritis, diarrhea and other symptoms, these are local reactions. In fact, different cancers will choose different chemotherapy drugs, not all chemotherapy drugs will lose hair, so it should be said that the type and dosage of chemotherapy drugs will determine the degree of side effects. What's more, there are good drugs now, which can reduce the side effects caused by chemotherapy. Take prostate cancer as an example. Usually, the range of radiotherapy is not very large, about five or six centimeters. At the end of the course of treatment, the patient begins to feel a little cystitis or enteritis, and then can be treated with drugs. In addition, like chemotherapy, it may cause side effects such as leukopenia, nausea and vomiting. At this time, you can control the symptoms with drugs and let the treatment be completed smoothly. So back to the myth just now: radiotherapy and chemotherapy are more harmful to the body than killing cancer. In fact, because these treatments will have the above reaction, patients will feel terrible, think it is harmful to their health, and be afraid of receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Looking at these misunderstandings, we know that cancer friends are full of wrong information about cancer treatment, which makes patients delay treatment. In the end, they not only spent money, but also could not control the spread of cancer, which was not worth the loss! This article is excerpted from "All-round Suggestions for Cancer: I'll tell you, Nursing Guide from Prevention and Treatment to Dietary Nutrition"/How about Lai Yicheng (Director of Radiation Oncology Center of Changhua Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the first physician of "Oncology Department" voted by Good Doctor Health Network)?