选择癌症治疗：中医中药可以取代化疗电疗吗？

癌症的化疗与电疗让我觉得很痛苦，中医是否能替代西医的治疗呢？

❌很多人误解，以为西医的疗法很伤身，会带来种种的不舒适。而中医却是一个比较温和的治疗方法。或许中医中药可以替代西医让癌症患者康复的更好呢？

首先需要了解，在抗癌的路上，西医与中医扮演着不同的角色:

✅西医：治疗目的是【根治癌症】，在治疗过程中，难免会出现一些副作用

✅中医：治疗目的是【减轻西医治疗后的副作用】，让患者可以觉得舒服一点。中医并不能像西医一样根治癌症，所以中医只能用为辅助性的治疗 – 辅助西医的治疗方案让患者在抗癌的路上舒服一点。

如果您正在考虑尝试中医中药疗法去辅助西医的疗程，记得跟您的主治医生商量。免得本来辅助性的治疗却耽误了根治您癌症的化疗或电疗哦！

Undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be quite a painful experience. This raises the question: Can Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offer an effective alternative to Western medicine?

Here’s a common misconception that many of us have:

❌Western medicine can inflict potential harm to our health, often associating this with significant discomfort and side effects post-treatment

❌Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is perceived as a gentler treatment approach. Could TCM serve as a substitute for Western medicine in the cancer recovery journey?

It is important to recognize that Western Medicine and TCM serve very different roles in combating cancer:

✅ Western medicine: Treatment aims to treat cancer, with some patients experiencing unavoidable side effects

✅Chinese medicine: Treatment aims to relieve side effects post-chemotherapy or radiotherapy to enhance patient comfort level. However, TCM alone cannot eradicate cancer as Western Medicine does, Therefore, TCM can only be used as a complementary or alternative treatment, working alongside Western Medicine treatment options to enhance patient’s overall wellbeing during cancer treatment.

If you are thinking of integrating TCM into your cancer treatment regime, it’s important to discuss this with your specialist-in-charge. This ensures that TCM as a complementary treatment does not interfere or delay your standard treatment progress.

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By 👨‍⚕️Dr Teo Yin Keong | TEOncology

Clinical Oncologist, Johor, Malaysia

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