The authors stated post-operative adjuvant therapy, combined chemotherapy, and palliative treatment for colorectal cancer, trying to summarize progress of the treatment of colorectal cancer with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, researching the mechanism of action. The authors also presented their arguments.

As an important part of the external treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupoint has the advantages of simple operation, remarkable effectiveness and safety. Recently, it has been widely used in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis ascites, either alone, or in combination with other external treatments. It can improve ascites symptoms and reduce recurrence rates. Physicians select acupoint based on the meridian acupoint theory or their own methods. The acupoints are mainly Shenque (CV 8), Qihai (CV 5), Zusanli (ST 36), Guanyuan (RN 4), Zhongwan (CV 12) and other Ren meridian acupoints, supplemented by the bladder meridian, the liver meridian, the stomach meridian, and the spleen meridian. The Chinese medical drugs, mostly in terms of compounds, have function for relieasing stasis water, regulating qi and tonifying deficiency. In the future, it is necessary to strengthen basic research, treatment based on syndrome differentiation and improve the quality of clinical researchs.

Maintenance hemodialysis can improve many symptoms of patients with end-stage renal disease, but long-term dialysis can cause various physiological symptoms and psychological negative emotions. As a positive psychological change, post-traumatic growth plays a role in relieving patients' psychological pressure and reducing their pain. However, the post-traumatic growth of patients with maintenance hemodialysis needs to be improved. This article reviewed the status, influencing factors and interventions of post-traumatic growth in maintenance hemodialysis patients in order to provide reference for psychological care of such patients.