A Case Survived Three Cancers Helped by Chinese Medicine

Cancer is a primary healthcare concern with high mortality rate worldwide. Although the advance of medical procedures and new ways of treating cancer developed quickly in the past decade, amid of genetic and immune-therapies, it remains the second global leading cause of death [1]. Because of the difficulty in treating cancers, Chinese medicine has been introduced in clinical practice along with the mainstream medical treatment broadly in China and many Eastern Asia countries, and has been accepted as a useful complementary for those suffered the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Chinese herbal medicine is the most applied modality of such practice and varies aspects, from pain, nausea, anemia, damage in immune function to hair loss are tested [2,3]. Nearly all researches measuring Quality of Life (QoL) in Chinese medicine on cancer agreed that Chinese herbal medicine improves QoL in cancer patients suffering from side effects of chemo and radio therapies [4]. Acupuncture is obviously an indispensable part of the practice, and is particularly common out of China [5]. Moxibustion is also investigated for its benefits [6].