问：
患癌后，我自己做了研究，发现西医治疗癌症的特点是“三高一低”：复发率很高，转移率很高，收费很高，而5年存活率较低。这完全不像普通的感冒发烧，中西医都能治，而且治疗后一般都好像没生过病一样。那这个癌症治起来，究竟困难在哪里？
After being diagnosed with cancer, I did some research and found that Western medicine's approach to treating cancer can be characterized by "three highs and one low": a high recurrence rate, a high metastasis rate, high treatment costs, and a relatively low 5-year survival rate. This is completely different from common ailments like colds and fevers, which can usually be treated effectively by both Western and traditional Chinese medicine, and patients often recover as if they've never been sick. So, what are the specific challenges in treating cancer, and where do these difficulties lie?
答：
不可否认，中西医都在努力地救治各种癌症患者，只是二者努力的方向相差甚远。
就目前的治法来看，中西医还很难结合在一起。
尤其可惜的是，西医的一些治法，还给了中医施治更大的难度。
It cannot be denied that both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine are making efforts to treat various cancer patients, but their approaches differ significantly. As of now, it is challenging to integrate the practices of TCM and Western medicine. What's particularly unfortunate is that some treatments in Western medicine pose additional difficulties for TCM practitioners.
1 对人体正气的杀伐，导致病人自身正气被破坏
本身病人罹患肿瘤，经脉就缺乏畅通，生理机能常常处在非正常运转状态，再加上“过度”治疗，于是正气被杀伐。
《黄帝内经》讲：“邪之所凑，其气必虚......正气存内，邪不可干。”
正气不够，如何去迎接病气的挑战？
所以，手术，放疗，化疗后，病人常常表现的症状是饮食无趣，睡眠质差，疲惫无力，精神抑郁.......等等。
这其实是病人的正常生理机能被严重破坏后的表现。
临床看，有些病人，在手术、放疗、化疗后，终究还是复发、转移，以至于西医不得不放弃治疗，患者只好转投中医。
这个时候，中医努力实现的，是在治疗的同时，让患者能吃、能拉、能睡、能玩、能乐，把生命活力值拉到最大。
事实证明，中医的施治，往往是病人的正气值上来了，病患也最终得到解决。
这才是王道。
1. Impact on the Body's Vital Energy: Cancer patients often suffer from disrupted vital energy (or "qi") due to the disease itself. Their meridians may become blocked, and their physiological functions are often compromised. Additionally, aggressive Western treatments like surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy can further weaken the patient's vital energy. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of supporting and strengthening the body's vital energy. After Western treatments, patients often experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, poor sleep quality, fatigue, weakness, and depression, which are indications of the severe disruption of their normal physiological functions. In some cases, despite undergoing surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, patients may still experience relapse or metastasis, leading to a point where Western medicine may have to be abandoned, and patients turn to traditional Chinese medicine. At this stage, the focus of traditional Chinese medicine is to enhance the patient's overall well-being, ensuring they can eat, sleep, and live with vitality. It has been proven that traditional Chinese medicine can help restore the patient's vital energy and ultimately resolve the disease. This is the key.
2 病理产物释放通道被阻断
肿瘤的实质，并不是凭空而来，不是随便某种力量瞬间强加于人身的。它本质上是人体自身产生的一种正气与邪气相搏而不能胜之后，长期累积下来的病理产物的凝聚。
这其实是一种生命现象，而不是问题本身。（肿瘤形成的原因，另作文来解释）
那么这种生命现象，可以来，也就可以走，可以在人体内形成，也就可以在人体内消除。
这个怎么走，也就是经过恰当的施治之后，形成的病理产物该怎样释放和消除，也就是怎样离开人体的问题。
说得玄幻一点，时间是不存在的，始点也即是终点，所以肿瘤既是来，也是往，既是因，也是果。
说得通俗一点，通常情况下，肿瘤怎么来的，反过来，也就要怎么走。
此二重性，决定了肿瘤可以朝向好转的方向，也可以朝向恶化的方向，关键就看如何来对待。
即是说，肿瘤完全是可治的。上帝并没有把这扇门完全关上。
肿瘤实质上就是粘痰阻滞瘀血等等的沉淀和凝结，于是，消除这种沉淀与凝结，并把病理产物排出体外，病就可以解除了。
（其实就是把时间反转。但这个话题比较深了，未来另作文来解释吧）
那么，对癌症（肿瘤）的治法，主要也就是在生命有机体中，如何把病理产物化解并代谢出去的问题。
简单地讲，中医要做的就是把病气释放出来，而不是和病气作正面的对抗。
西医是堵，中医是疏。
这个道理，如同鲧治水主堵，禹治水主疏。
肿瘤的形成，已经阻碍了人体的气机，如果再用堵的方法，势必雪上加霜。
而现实往往是，手术和放化疗等手段，有时反而是把病结用物理化学等方法把所谓的癌细胞杀死，类似于焊结、烧制、毒死等，最终结果是癌块凝滞固定僵化死掉了。
这个后果真是不可想象的，这不但严重伤害了人体的正气，还伤害了人体的代谢通路。 想象一下，本来人体内部只是出现一些烂泥巴，是可以溶解气化代谢排出的，但现在这些烂泥巴被烧制成固体了，人体内多了一块化解不掉的硬砖头，是什么样的场景？
这就导致中医有时不但要面对肿瘤现象，还要研究如何恢复被阻隔切断受到各种伤害的病气的出路。
这个问题很棘手。
2. Obstruction of Pathological Products: The essence of tumors is not something that suddenly appears in the body; it accumulates over time as a result of the body's own struggles between positive and pathogenic energies. It is a natural phenomenon, not the problem itself (the reasons for tumor formation are explained in another essay). Therefore, this phenomenon of life can come and go, form and dissolve within the human body. How it goes away—meaning how the accumulated pathological products are released and eliminated from the body—is the critical issue. In simple terms, traditional Chinese medicine aims to release the disease energy rather than directly combat it. While Western medicine tends to block, traditional Chinese medicine seeks to open up blockages. This duality determines whether a tumor will take a positive or negative direction and depends on how it is treated. In essence, tumors are a kind of congestion and aggregation of phlegm, stasis, and other pathogenic factors. Eliminating this congestion and allowing these pathological products to be excreted resolves the disease.
3 患者对两种医学的思想认知
由于西医是现代主流医学，对肿瘤的处理，常常是先手术切除瘤体，再放疗、化疗跟进，最后再看5年的存活率。
（稍微有思想的人，应该已经可以看出了，既然提出5年存活率，就说明，5年是个坎，有一定量的病人，活不过5年。至于为什么5年是坎儿，大家脑补就可以了吧！）
而病人早已习惯了这种治疗方式，见怪不怪，认为是理所应当的。
治好了是惊喜，治不好是命力。认了！
所以死在这种治疗方法上的病人，数不胜数。
更有甚者，有些病人，被西医宣告指标不够，不能手术治疗，因而转向中医。在有能力的中医师的施治下，正气得复，生机得存，此时手术指标够了，又慌不迭赶快跑去西医那里手术和放疗、化疗。
还有些病人，总是在中西医之间跑来跑去，西医治治，中医也试试，西医的也不全听，中医的也不全信，最终的结果，可想而知。
虽然听上去有点可笑，但实际上，这样的病人还挺多。
总之，患者对世界的认知，很重要。对施治方法的选择，很重要。在对的方法的施治下，坚定坚持地服药，很重要。
（当今世界，太需要高明的中医师来向世人证明中医的伟大之处，也太需要中医教育家来向世人传道发省了。）
3. Patient's Cognitive Understanding of the Two Medical Systems: Western medicine is the mainstream modern medical system, and its approach to cancer often involves surgery to remove tumors, followed by radiation and chemotherapy, with the ultimate goal being a 5-year survival rate. Some patients have become accustomed to this treatment paradigm and accept it as the norm. If they recover, it's a pleasant surprise; if they don't, it's fate. Unfortunately, countless patients have perished following this treatment approach. Some patients are told by Western medicine that their condition isn't suitable for surgery, so they turn to traditional Chinese medicine. With the help of capable traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, their vital energy is restored, and they regain strength. At this point, their condition may become suitable for surgery again, and they rush back to Western medicine for surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. There are also patients who shuttle between Western and traditional Chinese medicine, not fully trusting either approach, leading to predictable outcomes.
In summary, a patient's understanding of the world, their choice of treatment methods, and their commitment to the chosen method are crucial. In today's world, we need skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioners to demonstrate the greatness of traditional Chinese medicine to the world, and we need educators in traditional Chinese medicine to enlighten the public.
综上所述，以上三大方面的问题如果得到妥善解决，或哪怕缓和一下，也即是广大患者的福气了。
最后，话再说回来，这三方面是难点，却也正是突破口和希望所在。
To conclude, while these three areas pose challenges, they also represent opportunities for breakthroughs and hope.
