Chinese Medicine and Cancer Treatment

Cancer treatments have been documented since ancient times. One of the guiding treatment principles for cancer according to Chinese medicine is treatment

that is gradual and moderate, aiming to reach a state of “coexistence” with the disease.

Susceptibility to any disease is, in general, connected to a person’s mental state, lifestyle, and many other factors.

Disease, according to Chinese medicine, stems from internal and external factors.
The internal factors are called “the harm of the seven emotions”: joy (excessive and unnatural), anger, worry, obsession, grief,
fear and fright.

The external factors are: cold and heat winds, dampness, dryness and fire,
including modern pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites, along with chemical substances in food and drink,
in the air we breathe, our body structure – heredity – and additional risk factors.

Ancient texts state that excessive joy harms the heart, anger harms the liver, grief harms the lungs, worry harms the spleen, and fear harms the kidneys. In other words, emotional disturbances directly harm the organs and cause damage.

A person’s mental state affects the functioning of their internal organs and also affects their
immune system.

The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor (an ancient text on Chinese medicine) states that only when the body’s energy is depleted can harmful factors (negative energy) accumulate.
The causes of cancer are numerous and complex, involving multiple areas and systems, but studies show a decline in immune system function, which leads to gene mutation.

Mutations caused by the disease harm a person’s essential energy. The elderly and the weak tend to be its victims. Today, young people can also suffer from this disease. This is likely related to radiation, drug use, air pollution, chemical toxins in food, stress and other factors.

Most often, people diagnosed with cancer become anxious, frightened, unable to eat, sleep or breathe properly, and so their immune system weakens even further, hastening the worst outcome. When a person’s seven emotions are unbalanced, their condition worsens further.

Many patients die from the treatments rather than from the disease itself. According to the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor, a person should not accumulate too much, nor should they eliminate something entirely. Once most of the disease/tumor has been removed and has disappeared, treatment should stop, otherwise it will cause further harm and suffering.

When treating a tumor, the goal is to eliminate more than half of it. Using too much chemotherapy also harms the body’s positive energies, leading to other illnesses and complications.

From ancient times to modern medicine, there is an approach of “coexistence” with tumors. This means living with the tumor while also suppressing its development.

Our root, good, primary energy must be strong, and without it life is impossible.
Treatment with Chinese medicine strengthens this root life energy and regulates the body’s conditions.
Chinese medicine treatment improves the side effects of chemotherapy and the other treatments the patient undergoes.
People have the instinct to live. So we do not ignore this – on the contrary, we strengthen this force.

In the healing process, talking with the patient is extremely important, since talking things through, encouraging the person’s spirit and their willpower, awaken the life force and speed recovery.

In summary:

Chinese medicine emphasizes the balance between Yin and Yang. In other words, the balance between the energy forces in our body.
The goal is not to eliminate one energy and amplify another too much.
Just as antibiotic treatment eliminates the bad bacteria but also the good ones.
We treat the main symptoms that interfere with daily functioning, so that the physiological state can then return to normal.
When the deep essence of energy is vital, the life energy is strong, and the immune system returns to its normal function – disease will disappear naturally.