Cancer ⁽¹⁰⁹⁾

Two common problems affect the circulatory system of advanced cancer patients: one is an acquired hypercoagulable state, and the other is widespread bleeding. These two problems make the medical management of advanced cancer patients very difficult: one must both prevent cancer emboli caused by clotting…

"Drinking a small amount of alcohol is good for health" is a comforting statement drinkers usually use on themselves. But a large study just published in June this year (2026) in the international medical journal Nature Health shows that alcohol consumption is associated with an…

Carcinoma is a malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue, while sarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from mesenchymal tissue; this is the most fundamental distinction between the two. The two also differ considerably in age of onset and incidence. Carcinoma is more common, with an…

A tumor (neoplasm) is a new growth formed when, under the action of various tumorigenic factors, the genetic regulation of cells in local tissue becomes severely disordered, leading to clonal abnormal proliferation; it often manifests as a local mass in the body. However, certain neoplastic…

The Old Book of Tang, Biographies of Artists and Technicians records: "Xu Yinzong was a native of Yixing, Changzhou. He first served the Chen dynasty as a military aide to the Prince of Xincai. At that time the Empress Dowager Liu suffered from wind and…

Base formula: Xianhe Cao (仙鹤草, Agrimonia pilosa) 100 g; Dangshen (党参, Codonopsis) 30 g; raw Huangqi (生黄芪, Astragalus) 50–100 g; Danggui (当归, Angelica) 10–20 g; Shudi (熟地, Rehmannia glutinosa preparata) 30 g; Huangjing (黄精, Polygonatum) 30 g; Diyu (地榆, Sanguisorba) 30 g; 5 Dazao (大枣,…

The human body has four basic tissue types: epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissue, or simply epithelium, is composed of a large number of regularly shaped, closely packed epithelial cells with a small amount of intercellular substance, and functions in…

Today headlines worldwide carry the news that former U.S. President Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. His office said in a statement Sunday (May 18) that the 82-year-old Biden visited doctors last Friday (the 16th) for worsening urinary symptoms; a new nodule was…

Drug-induced kidney injury (DIKI) refers to structural and functional damage to the kidneys caused directly or indirectly by drugs or their metabolites. It is one of the common causes of hospital-acquired (iatrogenic) acute kidney injury (AKI), and in severe cases can progress to chronic kidney…

How should cancer patients eat? Many patients have asked me this; today I write an article specifically to set out my personal views on the question. First, all cancer patients should avoid foods high in carcinogens and those that may trigger poisoning or allergy risk,…