CANCER MANAGEMENT with CHINESE MEDICINE Prevention and Complementary Treatments

• Main Authors: Yu, Rencun (Author), Hong, Hai 1943- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Jersey World Scientific 2018
• Edition: Revised edition
• Subjects: Neoplasms > therapy; Medicine, Chinese Traditional > methods
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• Physical Description: xiv, 246 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9789813203884

Significant advances made by Western medicine in the treatment of cancer are well-documented, but there has been much less written in English on complementary holistic treatment with Chinese medical methods that manage its symptoms and ameliorate the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. This book explains the complementary approach using cases from the medical files of Professor Rencun Yu, who was trained in Western medical oncology but also practices Chinese medicine. In addition, introductory chapters explain the basic principles of Chinese medicine, while other chapters cover the prevention of cancers through appropriate nutrition and living habits. The book should command the attention of medical professionals as well as the layperson interested in preventing and understanding the illness. The book has been well received by the general public and healthcare professionals, and in this revised edition we have added coverage of more forms of cancer, and information on herbs used in cancer therapy has also been expanded. There are few books in English that so skilfully provides an introduction to Chinese medical principles for the general reader, then leads the reader to understand cancer management with Chinese medicine. The book is rich in both principles and details of clinical studies of the important complementary role played by Chinese medicine in Western treatments for cancer