Chinese medicine triple action against cancer

Meaningful interlocking of Western and Far Eastern medicine

23/05/2012

If you get the diagnosis of cancer, you will soon realize that the therapy does not end after surgery. Those affected usually undergo the treatments for many years. Although chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other medical treatments today are much more gentle than a few years ago, the quality of life of many patients still suffers from side effects - sometimes even decades after the end of therapy. In addition to therapy, Chinese medicine is an alternative with three positive effects. In addition to a reduction in side effects, it leads to the rebuilding of the functions of the immune system and metabolism and to influence the tumor growth.

Dr. Christian Schmincke, Head of the Clinic at the Steigerwald, general practitioner and TCM expert explains: „Accompanying treatment means that we advise the patient to perform the specialist surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment and then undergo Chinese adjunctive therapy.“ Treatment according to Chinese guidelines primarily means Chinese drug therapy. From an holistic point of view, physicians then put together Chinese medicines in an individual recipe. Consisting of raw materials such as tubers, barks or roots of plants, patients drink the Chinese medicine as a decoction. Doctors adapt drugs to the recovery process and return the body to an intact immune behavior. Flanking they use acupuncture, pressure point massages, body therapies such as Qi Gong and Chinese dietetics.

In the accompanying treatment, cancer patients benefit essentially from a threefold therapeutic effect. First, to improve the problems associated with the usual measures. „For example, Chinese herbs relieve postoperative, nausea, and fatigue after chemotherapy, as well as weakness or bleeding after radiation“, knows Dr. Schmincke. The second therapeutic goal is the strengthening of the immune system and metabolism. If they stabilize, in addition to improving their condition, this often leads to the resumption of a therapy given up by oncologists, even with a good chance of success. The third therapeutic goal is an influence on tumor growth itself.

Decisive for the success of Chinese medicine: Before the drug is administered, a detailed Chinese diagnosis should be made. „We adjust the remedies and their dosage regularly, as the functional position of the organism changes with the intake of the formulations“, explains Dr. Schmincke. (Pm)

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Source: Klinik am Steigerwald