Explore the value and potential of traditional Chinese medicine against cancer with the methodology and practice spirit of natural science

中医是我们民族具有原创性特征的生命科学,直面现代医学而具有自身的诸多优势.作为具有鲜明生命医学科学特征的临床学科,肿瘤学是发挥中西医结合优势的典范学科.中医兼具人文科学和自然科学两种不同的文化属性,而面对癌症这样重大的疾病时,应强强调以自然科学的方法参与中医药抗癌的实践和革新.“自主创新、方法先行”.

Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） is a life science with original characteristics of our nation, which has its own advantages in facing modern medicine. As a clinical discipline with distinct characteristics of life medical science, oncology is a typical discipline that combines the advantages of Chinese and Western medicine. TCM has two different cultural attributes, the humanities and the natural sciences. However, when confronted with such a serious disease as cancer, the approach of natural science of TCM should be emphasized to participate in anti-cancer practice.