腫瘤患者手術、化療、放射線療法後的中醫治療

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment after Surgery, Chemotherapy and Ionizing Radiation Therapy for Tumor Patients

腫瘤患者西方醫學是以手術、化療、放線射療法為主。唯手術、化療、和放線射療法有其力有未逮或是副作用的風險，腫瘤住院病患有其延長壽命和減少西醫治療副作用的需求，中醫輔助醫療或可配合西醫以幫助患者能順利完成整個西醫療程，發揮最大療效。透過中西醫結合的治療方式，將原本患者經手術、放化療後常出現的腸胃不適、眩暈、落髮，以及療程中常出現的口乾、口腔潰瘍、便秘、腹瀉、張口困難等症狀減輕到最低，讓患者能順利完成整個西醫療程，發揮最大療效；尤其對末期患者所出現的惡病質，諸如體重減輕，食慾不振，精神萎靡等不適，以及癌性疼痛問題，透過中醫的體質調理，提升患者的生活品質。

According to western medicine, the major procedures for cancer therapy include surgery, chemotherapy and ionizing radiation therapy. However, these therapies are sometimes inadequate, as well as having potential risks of side effects. Cancer inpatients have their needs for prolonging life and reducing side-effects of western medicine treatment. Chinese medicine as adjuvants in cancer treatment may help the treatment course to be finished smoothly in order to provide the best curative effect. With the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine, we can try to relieve cancer treatment side effects, such as stomach upset, vertigo and hair loss after surgery, chemotherapy and ionizing radiation therapy, and try to alleviate the symptoms of dry-mouth, mouth ulcers, constipation, diarrhea, and difficulty in opening mouth during the cancer treatment in order to help the western medicine treatment course to be finished smoothly and get the best curative effect. In particular, the terminal patients' cancer cachexia including body weight loss, anorexia, weakness and cancer pain can be reduced through Chinese medical health care in order to improve the quality of life of the patients