Traditional Chinese Medicine for Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer: Recent Advances and Findings
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years to diagnose and treat various diseases, including cancer. In recent years, there has been increasing research on the use of TCM for the early detection and prevention of cancer. According to TCM theory, cancer is caused by a disruption in the body’s Qi (life force) and imbalance in the body’s Yin and Yang energies. This imbalance can manifest in various symptoms and signs, which can be detected through TCM diagnostic methods such as pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, and symptom analysis. Recent studies have shown that TCM can be effective in detecting early signs of cancer. For example, a study published in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine found that...