Concepts from the experience of treating thyroid cancer patients with re-metastasis after operation with traditional Chinese medicine of a senior Chinese physician in Thailand
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Most thyroid cancer patients are treated with Western medicine surgery or radiation therapy, which is often found to have some forms of complications. Chen Liang, a senior Chinese medicine doctor in Thailand, has outlined the principles for TCM syndrome differentiation from more than 50 years of clinical experience with over 15 patients; and developed guidelines for the treatment of thyroid cancer patients by pre- and post-operative treatments by modern medicine. The guidelines have applied the theory of traditional Chinese medicine in dialectically classified diseases and syndromes, and selected treatment in accordance with the condition of each individual. There is a concept of cancer treatment with a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. The past experience in treating thyroid cancer patients after surgery with traditional Chinese medicine has shown to be quite effective. It could improve the patient’s quality of life and prolong life. This article provides a new idea and method for future clinical practice.
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