I don't think our understanding of cancer is very sophisticated. It is another disease where western medicine looks at pieces of the picture without really grasping the whole. We have an understanding of what goes wrong on the cellular level, but not why it goes wrong. Without understanding why cancer happens, we can't really prevent it effectively.
The TCM view of cancer is more complete within TCM theory, although still complicated. I think it is generally viewed as a type of qi and blood stagnation, possibly phlegm stagnation, often accompanied by deficiency. Therefore, prevention would probably be to keep qi and blood moving (excercise, healthy diet, emotional balance, rest). A life of balance and moderation. In Dr. Robinson's Biomedicine book, the personality type that is cancer prone is Type I: controlled, rational, non-emotional, stuffing feelings inside yet remaining calm on the outside. In a town of 14,000 people, 45 % of the residents with this personality died of cancer. The total cancer deaths of the other 3 personality types was 12.5%. In TCM, this person would likely have some serious Liver Qi Stagnation.
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I agree... and appreciate the test results. You definitely hear, time after time, that when you hold your energy inside it festers. I am always so envious when you hear children cry when something is wrong... they just scream it out and it is done! They are so enlightened!
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