TCM theory in NSCLC
TCM theory is based on classical knowledge that dates back several thousand years, along with plenty of clinical experience, which
focuses on the macroscopic and external phenomena and emphasizes that the body is an organic whole.TCM
has different purposes and methods in each stage of the treatment
of NSCLC, such as supplementing qi and regenerating blood during
chemotherapy, supplementing qi and nourishing yin during
radiotherapy, resolving stasis and dispersing masses after
radiochemotherapy, and so on (Liu et al., 2017; Qi et al., 2015),
and TCM is often used in combination with modern medicine to
play a better synergistic action and clinical efficacyPathological changes in
the internal organs of the body can be observed through external
symptoms (Wang, Long, & Wu, 2018).