Methods for Preventing and Treating Complications of Cancer

Method One: Applying the Tsinino philosophy of prevention to cancer complications—“prevent before illness” and “prevent progression after illness”—is a key aspect of Tsinino preventive medicine. The "Nanjing·Seventy-Seventh Difficulty" states: "Treating the unmanifested disease means that when liver disease is seen, one knows the liver will transmit to the spleen, so the spleen should be strengthened first, to prevent it from being invaded by liver pathogen. This is called treating the unmanifested disease." This idea of "first securing the uninvaded area" has practical value in preventing cancer bleeding. For example, leukemia patients who suffer from bone marrow suppression and platelet drop due to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and whose coagulation mechanism is disrupted by steroids, are prone to bleeding. Giving Western medicine hemostatic drugs before bleeding occurs is illogical, but administering herbal medicines that nourish blood, strengthen spleen, and tonify kidney to cool blood can have practical significance in preventing bleeding.
Method Two: Using Tsinino four diagnostics to detect early signs of cancer complications. Modern medicine provides quantitative microscopic evidence for detecting cancer complications, but it cannot cover many serious complications, nor can it solve the "premonitory signs" of complications. The Tsinino saying "what is inside must manifest outside" suggests that Tsinino four diagnostics may reveal early symptoms of complications, serving as an important supplement to Western diagnostic science. For instance, a gastric cancer patient with a history of gastric bleeding had normal coagulation time, prothrombin index, and occult blood in stool tests, but gradually developed ruddy complexion, feverish excitement, taut and large pulse, red spots on the tip of the tongue, indicating early signs of "blood heat wandering uncontrollably." Soon after, the patient suddenly vomited 1000ml of blood.
Method Three: Integrated Tsinino-Western medicine treatment of cancer complications. Using both Tsinino and Western medicine approaches often enhances therapeutic efficacy. For example, when high fever persists despite antibiotics, administering Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang or Qing Kai Ling can assist in lowering temperature. Using naproxen or indomethacin for cancer-related fever can cause profuse sweating, but taking herbs like schisandra or floating wheat to tonify qi and solidify the exterior can stop sweating and prevent collapse. Anthracycline chemotherapy drugs like doxorubicin often cause discomfort in the precordial region and abnormal ECG, but oral Shengmai Yin can often correct these issues. The bidirectional regulation of Tsinino herbs often plays a crucial role in emergencies. For example, in the rescue of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), to stop bleeding, drugs like tranexamic acid are used, but slight overdose can promote microthrombus formation and reduce tissue perfusion. To dissolve clots, drugs like heparin are used, but in patients with low platelets, this increases bleeding risk. In the short term, balancing both stopping bleeding and dissolving clots presents a dilemma. At such times, Tsinino integration can change the situation. First, Tsinino hemostatic herbs like lotus node and fairy crane grass do not increase blood viscosity, so they can be safely combined with heparin to dissolve clots without increasing bleeding risk. Second, herbs like angelica and red peony nourish blood and promote circulation without causing bleeding, and can be combined with Western hemostatics to prevent microthrombus formation. Third, herbs like sanqi, blood charcoal, and great burnet have dual action—hemostasis and promotion of blood circulation—which perfectly match the need in DIC treatment to stop bleeding and dissolve clots. With proper integration with Western medicine, this highlights the advantages of Tsinino-Western medicine integration.