Research progress of Maili moxibustion in tumor treatment

VernacularTitle:麦粒灸治疗肿瘤研究进展
Author: Yameng XU ¹ ; Lin WU ; Shaobo WEI ; Fangfang YANG ; Zhengrong YE
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1. 陕西中医药大学医学技术学院2019级硕士研究生，咸阳　712046
Keywords: Moxibustion with seed sized moxa cone therapy; Tumor; Immune function; Review
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2022;44(4):473-476
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Maili moxibustion can alleviate cancer pain, reduce bone marrow suppression, alleviate gastrointestinal reaction of chemotherapeutic drugs, alleviate cancer-related fatigue, inhibit neurotoxic reaction, improve quality of life and prolong patients' survival. It plays therapeutic effects by regulating immunity, inhibiting tumor cell proliferation and regulating tumor microenvironment. The researches of Maili moxibustion for tumor focus on reducing the toxic or side effects of radiotherapy or chemotherapy. In the future, we should continue to study the combination of Maili moxibustion and other therapies on the treatment of tumor.