Should oriental medicine be used to treat stomach cancer?

Cancer in general and stomach cancer in particular is increasing, leading to an alarming death rate, finding effective treatments always poses a challenge for doctors. doctor. Currently, there are a number of "male remedies for stomach cancer" circulating in folklore, so is that true? And can Eastern medicine cure stomach cancer? The article will analyze the role of Oriental medicine and answer this question.

Eastern medicine (also known as Traditional Medicine) refers to the medicine that comes from the East, to distinguish it from Western medicine. Along with the development of modern medicine, Oriental medicine also gradually asserts its role in treating and supporting the treatment of certain groups of diseases.
Treatment with Eastern medicine includes folk remedies of Eastern medicine that are handed down along with therapeutic methods such as acupressure massage, acupuncture,... Oriental medicine almost exclusively uses drugs that can Natural origin, based on the medicinal properties and effectiveness of each taste to work together to form a complete remedy. The rational and correct application of traditional medicine together with modern medicine helps to bring about efficiency in disease diagnosis and treatment.

2.1. The current situation of using male drugs to treat stomach cancer In folk medicine, there are many remedies that "cure stomach cancer with Eastern medicine". Flowers, medicinal plants, traditional medicines, traditional medicines, medicines of ethnic minorities, ... are advertised and spread everywhere with the use of curing many types of cancer, in which have stomach cancer. The types of "male medicine" of unknown origin are exaggerated to treat stomach cancer and are used by many patients and passed on to each other, most notably male papaya leaves, black musk, flowers, white flowers. Soursop flowers, fresh turmeric, soursop, semi-chilian,...
Some Eastern medicine remedies are also introduced as support for the treatment of stomach cancer, as popular as: Supplementing the spleen and kidney ladder. , Song Hai Thang, How To Kill Thach Thang, Continental Yellow Ring, Ten Toan Dai Toan, Dig Red, Four Things That Are Inherently Disappeared,...
2.2. The real effectiveness of male remedies for stomach cancer? Each method, each drug, before being prescribed in cancer treatment, will have to go through many stages of testing, censorship, and evaluation of its effectiveness, safety, toxicity or side effects on cancer patients. The scope of the study is large enough, it is called Evidence-Based Medicine. Methods or drugs to treat stomach cancer need to be approved by experts, approved by reputable and competent agencies and organizations for the purpose of effective treatment and safety for patients. patient.
The herbal or herbal remedies that are being spread that have the effect of curing stomach cancer are actually just rumors, but there are no scientific studies to prove its effectiveness and safety in treating cancer. stomach cancer treatment. On the other hand, the use of these male drugs or plants, leaves, ... in large quantities and long-term use can lead to the following disadvantages:
Poisoning, complications due to accumulation of toxicity, deterioration Functions of organs in the body such as liver, kidney, hematology,.... Liver failure, kidney failure due to the use of flower leaves, traditional medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine may be contraindicated in cancer treatments. Basic gastric cancer (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy,...). Overly trusting in herbal medicines, traditional Chinese medicine, and leaves can miss the "golden time" in treating stomach cancer. This makes the disease worse and loses the chance to heal. It is for the above reasons that choosing Eastern medicine to treat stomach cancer is not advisable. Oriental medicine cannot replace modern medical methods in the treatment of stomach cancer. Improper application of Eastern medicine to the treatment of stomach cancer not only does not cure the disease but also affects health and even threatens the patient's life.

Although there is no cure for stomach cancer, Eastern medicine can be considered as one of the methods to support the treatment of this disease.
It is necessary to emphasize once again that stomach cancer needs to be controlled and treated specifically by modern medicine with methods such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy,..., then consider using it. Traditional medicine as a supportive measure. Methods of massage, acupressure, acupuncture or traditional and well-researched Eastern medicine at reputable medical facilities can support gastric cancer patients after being treated. by Western medicine methods:
Eastern medicine helps to strengthen the body, strengthen the immune system for stomach cancer patients. Oriental medicine contributes to reducing the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Oriental medicine supports the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, and stress for patients. The problem is that in the current information explosion, information about treatment and support for stomach cancer treatment is shared a lot, many of which are inaccurate, information Information that is advertising and media, makes the patient wonder which is true and which is not true. In order to avoid losing money, patients should go to reputable medical examination and treatment facilities for effective treatment in combination with traditional medicine after being fully treated with modern medical methods.
In summary, up to this point, Eastern medicine does not work to treat stomach cancer like modern Western medicine methods. However, after fully complying with the gastric cancer treatment course with the methods prescribed by the doctor, the patient can discuss and discuss with the doctor about the choice of Eastern medicine methods for treatment. support. The correct treatment helps to increase the cure rate, improve the quality of life for the patient.