Lung Cancer ⁽⁴³⁾

In Common Knowledge About Pulmonary Nodules (1), I introduced some general facts about pulmonary nodules; in Common Knowledge About Pulmonary Nodules (2), I described some features of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. In today's article, Common Knowledge About Pulmonary Nodules (3), I will introduce the…

In the previous section, Common Knowledge About Pulmonary Nodules 1, I introduced some basic facts about pulmonary nodules and mentioned that there are three types: solid nodules, part-solid nodules, and ground-glass density nodules (ground glass nodule, GGN—commonly called ground-glass nodules or ground-glass opacities). A ground-glass…

With the widespread adoption of thin-slice CT scanning, more and more people are found to have one or multiple small pulmonary nodules during routine physical examinations. Statistics show that among adults undergoing active screening, about 40% have small pulmonary nodules reported on their checkup reports.

This is a case of end-stage lung cancer with multiple metastases. On May 10, 2022, the patient's family sought my help. I originally held out no hope for the patient's treatment, but unexpectedly, the patient's family contacted me happily today, telling me that the treatment…

The patient, Ms. Shi, female, 65, from Laoshan, Qingdao, Shandong Province, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021. On October 16, 2021, a PET/CT scan at the local Zhouxin Medical Imaging center (exam no. PET00001894) showed: 1. A left thoracic mass with unevenly elevated FDG…

The earthworm is a commonly used TCM herb, also known as Dilong ("Earth Dragon"). In October 2017, researchers at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland, found in experiments that earthworm coelomic fluid can kill nearly 80% of lung-cancer cells. This news was widely reported, but…

Lung cancer is the cancer with the highest incidence and mortality of all malignancies. Over the past few decades, lung cancer has accounted for roughly one-fifth of all cancer-related deaths worldwide. In 2008, 28% of all cancer deaths in the United States were from lung…

When the fingertips (or toe tips) become enlarged and deformed, making the entire finger or toe look bulbous like a wooden mallet, this abnormal appearance has a medical term called clubbing of the fingers (or toes), also known as drumstick fingers. It is a sign…

Most patients with advanced lung cancer experience hemoptysis. In some patients the bleeding is profuse, and after a hemoptysis their physical strength declines markedly, presenting symptoms of dual deficiency of qi and yin. In such cases treatment should follow the principle of simultaneously supplementing qi…

Not long ago I published an article, Three Medical Cases of Treating Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Nodules with "Same Disease, Same Treatment", in which I described using the same treatment method and the same medication regimen for two lung cancer patients and one pulmonary nodule…