Review Article

Real-World Evidence of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Treatment on Cancer: A Literature-Based Review

Table 5

The types of syndrome differentiation of common tumors.

CancerSyndrome differentiation

Lung cancer [69]Lung stagnation phlegm stasis syndrome, spleen deficiency phlegm dampness syndrome, yin deficiency phlegm heat syndrome, and qi-yin deficiency syndrome

Pancreatic cancer [70]Blood stasis syndrome, spleen blood stasis syndrome, stomach qi up syndrome, and spleen yin deficiency syndrome

Liver cancer [71]Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, damp-heat accumulation syndrome, liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome, and liver and kidney yin deficiency syndrome

Colorectal cancer [72]Accumulated damp-heat syndrome, deficiency of both qi and blood syndrome, deficiency of liver and kidney yin syndrome, deficiency of spleen and kidney yang syndrome, and qi stagnation due to spleen deficiency syndrome

Gastric cancer [73]Liver and stomach disharmony syndrome, qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, yin deficiency and internal heat syndrome, spleen and kidney yang deficiency syndrome, and qi and blood deficiency syndrome

Breast cancer [74]Phlegm and blood stasis mutual syndrome, liver stagnation and qi stagnation syndrome, and Chong-Ren imbalance syndrome

Cervical cancer [75]Deficiency of spleen and kidney yang syndrome, deficiency of liver and kidney yin syndrome, stagnation of liver and qi syndrome, and accumulation of heat toxin syndrome

Esophageal cancer [31]Spittoon and qi blocking syndrome, phlegm and blood stasis syndrome, and qi deficiency and yang microsyndrome