针刺治疗恶性肿瘤研究新进展

New research progress of acupuncture in the treatment of malignant tumor

恶性肿瘤作为三大非自然性死亡疾病之一,具有较高的病死率,且其所产生的疼痛及化疗后的不良反应,严重影响患者的生存质量。中医认为恶性肿瘤主要由癌毒、痰瘀郁毒、热毒、气滞、血瘀、痰阻、正气虚衰等因素引起,故在治疗中多采用清热解毒、行气活血之法。针刺作为中国传统的治疗方法,其可通过对体表穴位及十二经筋皮部的激发,起到调和营卫之气、散寒调经、祛风通络、活血祛瘀、平衡气血阴阳等作用。在改善病灶大小、减轻癌痛及缓解治疗后不良反应等方面表现出独有的优势,且其对免疫功能具有调节作用,可显著改善恶性肿瘤患者的生存质量。因此以针刺或联合针刺的方法治疗恶性肿瘤将为临床治疗恶性肿瘤提供新的思路。

As one of the three major non-natural death diseases,malignant tumor has a high fatality rate,and its pain and adverse reactions after chemotherapy seriously affect the quality of life of patients.According to traditional Chinese medicine,malignant tumor is mainly caused by cancer toxicity,phlegm and blood stasis toxicity,heat-toxicity,qi stagnation,blood stasis,phlegm blocking,vital qi exhaustion,and so on.Therefore,heat-clearing and detoxification,qi-activating and blood-activating methods are often used in the treatment of malignant tumors.Acupuncture,as a traditional Chinese treatment method,can regulate nutrient qi and defensive qi,dispel cold and regulate menstruation,dispel pathogenic wind and dredge collaterals,promote blood circulation for removing blood stasis,balance qi,blood,yin and yang by stimulating the surface acupoint and dermal parts of the twelve apoheurotic system.It has unique advantages in improving the size of lesions,alleviating cancer pain,relieving adverse reactions after treatment,and so on.It can also regulate immune function and significantly improve the quality of life of patients with malignant tumor.Therefore,the treatment of malignant tumor by acupuncture or combined with acupuncture will provide new ideas for clinical treatment of malignant tumor.