10349_9789813203884_tp.indd 2 31/7/17 3:24 PM Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Yu, Rencun, author. | Hong, Hai, 1943– author. Title: Cancer management with Chinese medicine / by Hong Hai & Rencun Yu. Description: Revised edition. | New Jersey : World Scientific, 2016. | Author’s names reversed on the first edition. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016045198 | ISBN 9789813203884 (hardcover : alk. paper) Subjects: | MESH: Neoplasms--therapy | Medicine, Chinese Traditional--methods Classification: LCC RC271.A62 | NLM QZ 266 | DDC 616.99/406--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016045198 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2018 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Printed in Singapore JQuek - 10349 - Cancer Management with Chinese Medicine.indd 1 04-08-17 1:59:52 PM CONTENTS 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 (Hong Hai) 2. Principles of Diagnosis and Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine 7 (Hong Hai) 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 2.4. Models for Analysis and Diagnosis of Illness 28 2.5. TCM as Science 42 b3007_FM.indd 5 04-08-2017 18:57:07 3. Herbs and Prescriptions for Therapy 45 (Hong Hai) 3.1. Chinese Materia Medica 45 3.2. Preparation and Consumption of Herbs for Medicinal Use 47 3.3. Contraindications and Toxicities 48 3.4. Classification of Herbs 51 3.5. Chinese Medical Prescriptions 54 4. Cancer Prevention and Treatment Using TCM 59 (Yu Rencun*) 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 4.4. 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 (Yu Rencun*) 5.1. Lung Cancer 75 5.2. Breast Cancer 94 5.3. Liver Cancer 107 5.4. Colorectal Cancer 117 5.5. Stomach Cancer 127 6. Major Forms of Cancer (II) 139 (Yu Rencun*) 6.1. Prostate Cancer 139 6.2. Leukemia 149 * Translated and edited by Hong Hai b3007_FM.indd 6 7/31/2017 8:50:55 PM 6.3. Pancreatic Cancer 153 6.4. Lymphoma 156 7. Diet, Exercise and Health Cultivation (Hong Hai & Yu Rencun) 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 b3007_FM.indd 7 7/31/2017 8:50:55 PM PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION Following the favourable reception of the book after its publica- tion in 2012, we have added coverage of four more common cancers, namely prostate cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, and pan- creatic cancer, with selected case studies. Appendix I on Herbs for Cancer Therapy has been expanded. We hope the book will continue to be useful to the general reader, patients and their caregivers, as well as medical profes- sionals interested in complementing Western medical interven- tions with Chinese herbal treatments to strengthen the patient’s immune system and resolve imbalances resulting from their illness as well as from surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. We would like to thank Ms Soh Shan Bin of the Renhai Clinic for helping with the translation of the new materials and updating the compilation of herbal information. b3007_FM.indd 11 04-08-2017 18:57:07 PREFACE TO THE 1ST EDITION Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a system of healing and health preservation has much to offer in the prevention and management of cancers. For patients who have contracted the ailment, TCM is generally not able to offer a complete cure although there have been claims and anecdotal evidence relating to successful treatments. Playing a complementary role to Western medical treatments of cancer is where TCM can make, and has made, important contributions. Cancer patients usually exhibit clinical conditions that TCM recognize as internal disorders, such as poor flow of qi, blood stasis, deficiency of qi or blood, and internal heat. Treatments like surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy often leave the patient with severe side effects and in a weakened state. TCM treatments can help the patient manage these conditions by strengthening the immune system, facilitating flow, and elimi- nating toxins. This helps the patient in recovery or brings about a better quality of life. This book offers the reader the benefit of Professor Yu’s decades of experience combining TCM therapy with Western b3007_FM.indd 13 7/31/2017 8:50:55 PM treatments of cancer. It also provides advice on diet and living habits that help prevent cancer or assist in recovery. For those unfamiliar with TCM theory, we have included intro- ductory chapters on TCM principles and herbal medications. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr Zhang Zhichen of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and TCM physicians Karen Wee and Doreen Low of Nanyang Technological University in the translation to English of parts of book. b3007_FM.indd 14 7/31/2017 8:50:55 PM CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Cancer is a complex family of diseases. In recent decades, rapid advances in the introduction of new drugs, surgical interven- tions and other therapeutic methods have been made by modern medicine in the treatment of cancers. Many early-stage cancers can now be cured and life can be prolonged for late-stage cancers with these new methods. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) does not in general offer treatment of cancers with a view to the complete elimina- tion of disease. Rather, it directs itself to helping the body to strengthen and balance itself to give the patient the best chance of overcoming or living with the disease. After patients have undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy and/or surgery, TCM can often help fortify the patient against the side effects of these therapies, or repair the immune system that has been affected by the toxicity of certain drugs used in chemotherapy. In some instances, with the consent of the Western oncologist treating the patient, TCM herbs can be used concurrently with chemotherapy and radiotherapy to help the patient cope with the side effects of those treatments. Professor Yu Rencun was trained in Western medicine with specialization in oncology. Through his study of Chinese medi- cine and his clinical work, mostly at the Beijing Hospital of b3007_Ch-01.indd 1 7/31/2017 8:49:37 PM b3007 Cancer Management with Chinese Medicine 6*9 2 Chapter 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine where Western and Chinese meth- ods are used together for a whole range of illnesses, he has gath- ered a wealth of experience using Chinese herbal medicine as a complementary treatment for patients who have undergone Western medical therapies. In recent years he has spent a considerable amount of time treating patients in various parts of Asia, in particular Singapore which he visits regularly as a clinical consultant. He has written over 20 books on cancer and related subjects. This book, the first of his works to be written in English, captures the essence of the methods that he has used and documents a number of typical cases in which herbal medicine is used to manage cancer patients to improve their quality of life and, in some instances, to prolong their lives. It is my privilege to have been acquainted with Professor Yu for over 20 years and observed many of the cases satisfactorily treated by him. I was therefore pleased that he asked me to col- laborate with him in writing this book in English in order that his vast experience and deep insights into the role that TCM can play in cancer management be recorded for an English-speaking audience. This audience would include not only medical profes- sionals but also patients and their relatives who can benefit from better understanding the conditions of the patients and appreci- ating how TCM could help in the management of these conditions. The book would also be useful to the general reader who wishes to know how TCM works and how it can be applied to cultivating health and keeping his body in good condition to prevent this and other similar diseases. Chapter 2 gives an outline of the concepts and principles in TCM. This is essential reading for those who are not trained in TCM or familiar with its main body of theory. The next chapter b3007_Ch-01.indd 2 7/31/2017 8:49:37 PM