Can Chinese medicine help treat gastric cancer? What's the role?

The pharmacological research on anti-tumor of traditional Chinese medicine is mature, and its application in tumor is mainly reflected in making up for the deficiency of western medicine treatment and antagonizing the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, mainly in the overall treatment. Taking Ganoderma lucidum as an example, Ganoderma lucidum preparation can enhance patients' own anti-tumor immune function. Clinical treatment data show that some patients with advanced lung cancer can take the third-generation technology Ganoderma lucidum spore powder during the treatment, which improves the clinical efficacy, greatly improves the quality of life in the late stage, and relieves the pain caused by chemotherapy. Some patients can even be treated for a long time.

Traditional Chinese medicine has three major functions in the adjuvant treatment of tumors: First, traditional Chinese medicine can kill cancer cells without damaging normal cells, which is more effective for patients with advanced cancer who relapse, spread and metastasize after radiotherapy and chemotherapy and surgery. Second, the balance of yin and yang in the body should be re-realized, the tumor growth should be controlled, and the pain of patients should be alleviated. Strengthening body resistance, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and toxic materials, softening hard mass, and improving the body's own anti-cancer immunity. It can effectively control the replication, diffusion and metastasis of tumor cells. Thirdly, adjuvant chemotherapy with traditional Chinese medicine can play a synergistic and attenuated role, and has the functions of relieving pain and vomiting, stimulating appetite and resolving food stagnation. , improve the quality of life, prolong the survival time, live with tumors or gradually reduce the disappearing body tumors.