Chinese Medicine for Cancer
At Sydney Ming Yi Tang TCM Centre, our practitioners have a wealth of experience in providing supportive cancer care to manage symptoms arising from treatment. It is a TCM approach to complement conventional cancer treatments. With the strong collaboration of Australian and Chinese TCM experts, we offer a high level of knowledge and extensive clinical experience to our patients.
Our team is led by Professor Zhong Li, the renowned TCM oncologist in Oncology Department of Beijing Dongzhimen Hospital and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, with extensive clinical experience in the area of Traditional Chinese Medicine cancer management providing supportive care that maybe able to complement conventional cancer therapies.
Dr. Zhong Li
Principle practitioner of Sydney Ming Yi Tang TCM Centre (Beijing University of TCM) is a renowned TCM Oncologist with the Oncology Department at Beijing Dongzhimen Hospital. Extremely well regarded and recognised, Li holds many important positions in the oncology field in China:
- Chairman of the Oncology of Chinese Medicine Association in China
- Vice Chairman of Executive Committee of Professional Committee of China Gerontological Society of Tumor
- Vice Chairman of Beijing institute of integrative Medicine Committee of Oncology
Dr Zhong Li has dedicated his entire career in the medical research and clinical experience of integrative approach in supportive cancer care.
Theory of “Cancer State”
Dr. Zhong Li believes that cancer goes beyond abnormal cells, but it is a ‘condition’ or ‘state of health’, such ‘condition’ is referring to a state or body’s internal terrain whereby the human body’s qi and blood; yin and yang as well as amongst the body’s internal organ function with the external environment is in a state of imbalance or disharmony.
Objectives and benefits of the treatment include:
- Management of gastrointestinal issues related to cancer treatment such as vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite
- Management of pain, stress, and fatigue related to the treatment, in consultation with other treating health practitioners
- Strengthening the body’s “vital qi”
To improve a person’s ‘state of health’, our practitioners might apply a mixture of Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, and pain-relief patch therapies to achieve synergistic effects with the objective of assisting the body to regain balance and improve wellbeing.
Some designated programmes might be able to help patients to manage side effects related to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, in consultation with other treating health practitioners.