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How to deal with 86-year-old patients with large B-cell lymphoma who have been treated with chemotherapy for 20 times

March 08, 2023


ge: 86 Disease: large B-cell lymphoma, multiple enlarged lymph nodes in neck and clavicle Hospital: Jiaozuo Zhonghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Tumor Hospital Treatment plan: traditional Chinese medicine


It was diagnosed as large B-cell lymphoma two years ago


Multiple swollen lymph nodes in neck and clavicle


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Why did it make the tumor shrink significantly?


In 2018, 86-year-old Mr. Gong felt a lump on his neck due to swallowing difficulties, and went to the hospital under the guidance of his family. It was found that the right tonsillar had a jujube like mass and multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and clavicle. Later, it was diagnosed as large B-cell lymphoma.


Chemotherapy is worse than death


When the diagnosis book is in your hand, whether you want to admit it or not, cancer cells have taken root and sprouted in your body, which is a fact that must be accepted. After the diagnosis, Mr. Gong started chemotherapy with the advice of the doctor, 20 times of chemotherapy. Because of his age and weak physique, Mr. Gong developed nausea and vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Chemotherapy is a treatment method, and surgery is also a treatment method. For the elderly, whether to choose surgery or chemotherapy depends on the actual situation of the patient. Even if the patient meets the conditions of chemotherapy, the side effects of chemotherapy should be prevented and treated to ensure the smooth progress of treatment.


Although chemotherapy is one of the important means to treat lymphoma, it is not suitable for all lymphoma patients, especially the elderly. Mr. Gong's family saw that Mr. Gong's physique was getting worse and worse, and could not tolerate the side effects of chemotherapy. They decided to find a new treatment plan. Mr. Gong only completed 7 of the 20 chemotherapy plans.


The patient introduced to the road of traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation

Under the introduction of the patient, the family came to Jiaozuo Zhonghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Tumor Hospital with Mr. Gong's examination report. Zhang Zhonghai, director of the oncology department, learned about Mr. Gong from diagnosis to late chemotherapy, as well as a series of toxic and side effects after chemotherapy. Director Zhang told his family: from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, although the tumor only grows in a certain part of the body, it is actually a systemic disease. The traditional Chinese medicine treatment of lymphoma is based on the overall concept, according to the symptoms, physical signs, tongue quality, tongue coating and other conditions of the patient, the treatment is based on differentiation of symptoms and signs, and the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment are speculated. Since Mr. Gong is 86 years old, his body functions have shown signs of gradual decline, and his immunity is weak, and his metabolism is slower than that of ordinary people, so large dose of chemotherapy will definitely have a greater impact on his body.


Director Zhang Zhonghai suggested that Mr. Gong's family could choose conservative treatment with traditional Chinese medicine to restore the patient's body, strengthen the patient's immunity and improve the patient's quality of life. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine can also be used in combination with chemotherapy to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and prolong the life of patients.

After taking Chinese medicine for half a month, Mr. Gong's jujube - like lump in his right tonsil was significantly reduced, and Mr. Gong's body slowly recovered, and he was full of confidence in the follow-up treatment.

As China's traditional medicine, traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of treating tumors. In the long-term clinical practice, traditional Chinese medicine has accumulated rich experience in the treatment of tumors, leaving many medical cases and theories with important scientific reference value. In recent years, with the in-depth development of the experimental and clinical research on the anti-tumor effect of traditional Chinese medicine, the anti-tumor effect of traditional Chinese medicine has been increasingly recognized by the international community. Therefore, after suffering from lymphoma, we should not ignore the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, let alone treat it as the last choice. We should integrate the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine into the treatment plan as soon as possible, extend the survival period, improve the quality of life, prevent recurrence and metastasis, and improve the survival rate of patients.

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