Sherman Zhao, MD, PhD Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from a primary network of blood vessels, is a normal process in the body and it’s a tightly regulated process involved in tissue growth and maintenance. But this process has a deadly side in that it also feed cancerContinue Reading
Jaung-Geng Lin, MD, PhD Pei-Chi Chou, MD, MS Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ABSTRCT Since thousands of years ago, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been the guardian of people’s health, also an important force for social stability in China despiteContinue Reading
Jack He, MD, MSc, RAc Canadian Integrative Cancer Therapies Association Cancer cachexia is a manifestation that results in malnutrition in patients and causes poor quality of life and affect chances of survival due to loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite. Some factors that resultContinue Reading
Jack He MD, MSc, RAc Canadian Integrative Cancer Therapies Association Why human beings are losers in fighting against cancer? Why the current anticancer drugs have little therapeutic effect? We believe that the main reason could be related to several factors, such as the genetic instability and non-homogeneity of tumor cells,Continue Reading
Zhiguo Zhao, PhD Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091 P. R. China The incidence of malignant cancer is increasing gradually in recent years, and cancer has become as a major risk for human well-being. According to WHO updated statistics, an estimated 80 to 100 million cancerContinue Reading
Daihan Zhou Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510405 Translated by Eran Even Email: eraneven@hotmail.com Cancer comprises more than 100 kinds of diseases, seriously endangers human health and can affect almost every aspect of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history of identifying andContinue Reading
Sherman Zhao, MD, PhD WHAT CONSTITUTES SUPPORT THERAPY? Most oncology professionals agree that support is a multidimensional construct encompassing provision of therapeutic agents, information, emotional support, material aid, and services. Supportive measures that could improve quality of life include the use of biologically based therapies (erythropoiesis stimulation agents (ESA), G-CSF,Continue Reading
A Historical Perspective Lyren Chiu, RN, PhD Abstract: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is widely practiced within the Chinese immigrant community in Canada and is part of the Chinese lifestyle. During the past four decades, the overall involvement of the two systems can be seen as comprising four phases: 1970s –Continue Reading
Dr. Jack He MD, MSc, RAc NICT therapy is an integrative remedy developed and constantly improved through long term clinical observation for late-stage multi-drug resistant cancers. This therapy incorporates modern medical science with various up-to-date alternative cancer care concepts such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and the naturopathic therapies. NICT therapyContinue Reading