CONTENTS -- About the Authors -- Preface -- 1. Introduction (Hong Hai) The TCM Approach to Cancer Management -- The TCM Approach to Cancer Management -- 2. Principles of Diagnosis and Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Hong Hai) -- 2.1. Origins of Chinese Medical Theory -- 2.2. The Establishment of Traditional Chinese Medicine -- 2.3. Core Concepts and Entities in TCM -- 2.3.1. The body's three essential substances: qi, blood and jinye -- 2.3.1.1. Qi -- 2.3.1.2. Blood -- 2.3.1.3. Body fluids -- 2.3.2. Channels and collaterals -- 2.3.3. The organ systems -- 2.4. Models for Analysis and Diagnosis of Illness -- 2.4.1. The yin-yang model -- 2.4.2. Causes of illness -- 2.4.3. Differentiating syndromes and applying therapy -- 2.4.4. Diagnostic model of the four examinations -- 2.4.4.1. Visual observation -- 2.4.4.2. Listening and olfaction -- 2.4.4.3. Inquiry -- 2.4.4.4. Pulse-taking and palpation -- 2.4.5. Principles of health and therapy in TCM -- 2.5. TCM as Science -- 3. Herbs and Prescriptions for Therapy (Hong Hai) -- 3.1. Chinese Materia Medica -- 3.2. Preparation and Consumption of Herbs for Medicinal Use -- 3.2.1. Processing of herbs -- 3.3. Contraindications and Toxicities -- 3.4. Classification of Herbs -- 3.4.1. Classification of herbs by natural characteristics -- 3.4.2. Classification of herbs by therapeutic effects -- 3.5. Chinese Medical Prescriptions -- 4. Cancer Prevention and Treatment Using TCM (Yu Rencun*) -- 4.1. Avoidance of Factors Contributing to Higher Incidence of Cancers -- 4.2. Healthy Living for Cancer Prevention -- 4.3. Principles of Using TCM in Cancer Treatment -- 4.3.1. Patients who have undergone radiotherapy -- 4.3.2. Patients who have undergone chemotherapy -- 4.3.3. Patients who have undergone surgery -- 4.3.3.1. Pre-surgery care with TCM -- 4.3.3.2. Post-surgery treatment.

4.3.3.3. Post-surgery treatment with TCM in the longer term -- 4.4. Combining Western Medical and TCM Treatments -- 4.5. Preserving Life or Eliminating the Illness? -- 5. Major Forms of Cancer and Case Studies (Yu Rencun*) -- 5.1. Lung Cancer -- 5.2. Breast Cancer -- 5.2.1. Treatment of breast cancer -- 5.3. Liver Cancer -- 5.3.1. TCM treatment by differentiating syndromes -- 5.4. Colorectal Cancer -- 5.5. Stomach Cancer -- 6. Diet, Exercise and Health Cultivation (Hong Hai & Yu Rencun) -- 6.1. Nutrition in Cancer Prevention -- 6.2. Nutritional Therapy for Cancer Patients -- 6.3. TCM Perspectives of Appropriate Diets for Cancer Patients -- 6.4. Dietary Restrictions -- 6.5. Exercise and Life Cultivation -- References -- Appendix 1: Herbs Used in Cancer Therapy -- Appendix 2: Common Foods with Anti-Cancer Effects -- Index.