Mr. Huang, a 66-year-old male patient with esophageal cancer from Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, was treated at Jiaozuo Zhonghai TCM Cancer Hospital. Ten days prior to admission, he was diagnosed with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma at a local hospital due to dysphagia and food impaction. As the patient and his family had concerns about surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, they opted for traditional Chinese medicine treatment and came to our hospital with a high reputation for TCM cancer care.
Upon admission, Mr. Huang presented with severe symptoms: marked dysphagia and choking while eating, copious sticky phlegm vomiting on a daily basis, significant chest and back pain that required pain relief with propoxyphene and paracetamol sustained-release tablets, as well as constipation. These symptoms severely impaired his dietary intake and quality of life, causing great anxiety for his family. After detailed inquiry and TCM syndrome differentiation, Director Zhang of our hospital diagnosed the patient with esophageal cancer of the phlegm-stasis binding and qi movement disorder type, and immediately formulated a TCM treatment regimen centered on the hospital's proprietary Chuye Powder, arranging for inpatient systematic treatment.
Following 18 days of Chinese herbal medicine conditioning and inpatient observation, Mr. Huang's condition was significantly relieved: his dysphagia improved drastically, from only being able to take liquid food initially to eating soft rice normally now; the frequent sticky phlegm vomiting basically disappeared; chest and back pain was markedly alleviated with a reduced dosage of painkillers. To the patient's great delight, his bowel movements gradually became unobstructed, and his overall complexion and mental state improved significantly. Mr. Huang and his family were extremely satisfied with the therapeutic effect, highly praising Director Zhang for his superb medical skills and expressing gratitude to the medical and nursing team for their meticulous care.
When discharged from the hospital, Mr. Huang exclaimed with emotion: "I never expected such a good effect from Chinese medicine—now I can eat without choking, and I have regained my strength!" His family also stated that TCM treatment had no side effects, bringing much less suffering to the patient, and they would persist in cooperating with the subsequent conditioning treatment.
