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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTENTS | v | ||
| About the Authors | ix | ||
| Preface to the Revised Edition | xi | ||
| Preface to the 1st Edition | xiii | ||
| 1. Introduction | 1 | ||
| The TCM Approach to Cancer Management | 4 | ||
| 2. Principles of Diagnosis and Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine | 7 | ||
| 2.1. Origins of Chinese Medical Theory | 9 | ||
| 2.2. The Establishment of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 12 | ||
| 2.3. Core Concepts and Entities in TCM | 16 | ||
| 2.3.1. The body’s three essential substances: qi, blood and jinye | 18 | ||
| 2.3.1.1. Qi | 18 | ||
| 2.3.1.2. Blood | 21 | ||
| 2.3.1.3. Body fluids | 23 | ||
| 2.3.2. Channels and collaterals | 23 | ||
| 2.3.3. The organ systems | 24 | ||
| 2.4. Models for Analysis and Diagnosis of Illness | 28 | ||
| 2.4.1. The yin-yang model | 29 | ||
| 2.4.2. Causes of illness | 30 | ||
| 2.4.3. Differentiating syndromes and applying therapy | 34 | ||
| 2.4.4. Diagnostic model of the four examinations | 35 | ||
| 2.4.4.1. Visual observation | 36 | ||
| 2.4.4.2. Listening and olfaction | 37 | ||
| 2.4.4.3. Inquiry | 37 | ||
| 2.4.4.4. Pulse-taking and palpation | 38 | ||
| 2.4.5. Principles of health and therapy in TCM | 39 | ||
| 2.5. TCM as Science | 42 | ||
| 3. Herbs and Prescriptions for Therapy | 45 | ||
| 3.1. Chinese Materia Medica | 45 | ||
| 3.2. Preparation and Consumption of Herbs for Medicinal Use | 47 | ||
| 3.2.1. Processing of herbs | 48 | ||
| 3.3. Contraindications and Toxicities | 48 | ||
| 3.4. Classification of Herbs | 51 | ||
| 3.4.1. Classification of herbs by natural characteristics | 51 | ||
| 3.4.2. Classification of herbs by therapeutic effects | 53 | ||
| 3.5. Chinese Medical Prescriptions | 54 | ||
| 4. Cancer Prevention and Treatment Using TCM | 59 | ||
| 4.1. Avoidance of Factors Contributing to Higher Incidence of Cancers | 60 | ||
| 4.2. Healthy Living for Cancer Prevention | 63 | ||
| 4.3. Principles of Using TCM in Cancer Treatment | 64 | ||
| 4.3.1. Patients who have undergone radiotherapy | 66 | ||
| 4.3.2. Patients who have undergone chemotherapy | 67 | ||
| 4.3.3. Patients who have undergone surgery | 68 | ||
| 4.3.3.1. Pre-surgery care with TCM | 69 | ||
| 4.3.3.2. Post-surgery treatment | 70 | ||
| 4.3.3.3. Post-surgery treatment with TCM in the longer term | 71 | ||
| 4.4. Combining Western Medical and TCM Treatments | 72 | ||
| 4.5. Preserving Life or Eliminating the Illness? | 74 | ||
| 5. Major Forms of Cancer and Case Studies (I) | 75 | ||
| 5.1. Lung Cancer | 75 | ||
| 5.2. Breast Cancer | 94 | ||
| 5.2.1. Treatment of breast cancer | 95 | ||
| 5.3. Liver Cancer | 107 | ||
| 5.3.1. TCM treatment by differentiating syndromes | 108 | ||
| 5.4. Colorectal Cancer | 117 | ||
| 5.5. Stomach Cancer | 127 | ||
| 6. Major Forms of Cancer (II) | 139 | ||
| 6.1. Prostate Cancer | 139 | ||
| 6.1.1 Treatment | 140 | ||
| 6.2. Leukemia | 149 | ||
| 6.2.1 Treatment | 150 | ||
| 6.3. Pancreatic Cancer | 153 | ||
| 6.3.1 Treatment | 154 | ||
| 6.4. Lymphoma | 156 | ||
| 6.4.1 Treatment | 157 | ||
| 7. Diet, Exercise and Health Cultivation | 171 | ||
| 7.1. Nutrition in Cancer Prevention | 171 | ||
| 7.2. Nutritional Therapy for Cancer Patients | 173 | ||
| 7.3. TCM Perspectives of Appropriate Diets for Cancer Patients | 175 | ||
| 7.4. Dietary Restrictions | 177 | ||
| 7.5. Exercise and Life Cultivation | 178 | ||
| References | 183 | ||
| Appendix 1: Herbs Used in Cancer Therapy | 185 | ||
| Appendix 2: Common Foods with Anti-Cancer Effects | 229 | ||
| Index | 245 |