I combine TCM methods concurrently with my patient's regimens of chemotherapy or radiotherapy. In this way, I can decrease or eliminate the undesirable side effects that often accompany radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In addition, the Chinese herbs have their own benefits including increasing the patient's appetite, boosting the immune system, facilitating the recovery of the body, and prevention of tumor regeneration or metastases. I will discuss three methods which are used extensively in my clinic.

1) One problem many cancer patients face is fluid retention. Western medicine treats this problem by incising the area of retention and draining the fluid. However, with this procedure the patient loses excessive amounts of protein which leads to reduction of blood volume. In addition, the fluid retention returns rapidly.

I invented a kind of herb capsules that can decrease fluid retention via filtration through the intestinal lining. The excess fluid is excreted with the paitent's stool. Using this method, proteins are retained while metabolic toxins and the excess fluid are excreted. With this capsule we can effectively decrease the body fluid retention, relieve patient discomfort, and enlongate the patients' life. I used this method in nine cases of fluid retention caused by lung cancer and liver cancer with successful results. Although the herbal capsules I use in a strong laxative, with the proper dosage it is an effective way of treating body fluid retention.