

Integrating Chinese Medicine and Oncology
Chinese medicine has recognized the existence of cancer (liu) since around 1600 BC. Detailed descriptions of various types of cancer were recorded from around 200 BC. Since that time, various medical strategies have evolved to manage cancer, including surgical operations, herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercises and dietary recommendations (2). In conventional Western Medicine, cancer is viewed solely from a somatic point of view as a clone of cells which have outgrow