Being a featured and the advantage of Chinese tumor treatment, while also is a peculiar medical and healthy system in China, combination of Chinese and western medicines is not simply the integration of two medicines but more, it tends to mean the combination of diagnosis, complements to each other in treatments and principles. Cancer treatment effects have efficiently and greatly improved by these complimentary advantages, which has been proved by a study of ASCO in 2013 reporting that combination of Chinese and western medicines becomes popular in cancer treatments according to analyzing the mid or late-stage lung cancer patients on Germany clinical registration.

　　Introduction by Professor Peng Xiaochi from Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou

　　What we call combination of Chinese and western medicines is not only the combination of Chinese and wester medications, but also the complimentary advantages of two on diagnosis, treatments and medical care. And its aim is to improve treatment effect, help patients to rebuild their immunity and reduce toxic side effects. Although in past few years western medicine has been widely used for its strong killing effects on cancer cells, its severe subsequent side effects scare most patients. However, Chinese medicine also attracts more importance according to great clinical test repots, proofing that TCM plays good in treating cancer sice its promotion and application.

　　Professor Peng Xiaochi said, based on our clinical practice, Chinese medicine and treatments can greatly extend patients’ lives, relieve symptoms and eliminate the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The prevention and treatment of malignant tumors in past 5 years has stepped into a comprehensive treatment era. The treatments including the conventional treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, as well as Chinese treatments, TCM, cryotherapy, natural therapy, radioactive particle implantation, intra-arterial interventional therapy, radio-frequency therapy and so on. Those treatments take supplementary effects on each other to kill cancer cells accurately while improve immunity and ensure physical tolerance to meet the aim of fighting cancer.

*Surgery, in addition to the appropriate chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are effective in treating early cancer, but certain patients in late stage of cancer may not be tolerate surgery well as they can be relatively weak. A combination of carefully planned minimally invasive therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy can effectively reduce the side effects and discomfort of treatment and may help patient get better efficacy.