Perspective on Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Cancer Prevention
10.11735/j.issn.1004-0242.2025.09.A003
- VernacularTitle:中西医结合在癌症预防领域的发展与思考
- Author:
Jiang LI
1
;
Junqiang NIU
;
Min YANG
;
Wanqing CHEN
Author Information
1. 国家癌症中心/国家肿瘤临床医学研究中心/中国医学科学院北京协和医学院肿瘤医院,北京 100021
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
integration of traditional and western medicine;
cancer prevention;
evidence-based decision making in health care;
multidisciplinary collaboration
- From:
China Cancer
2025;34(9):706-712
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Cancer,as a major public health issue that seriously threatens public health,the im-provement of its three-level prevention system is crucial for reducing the disease burden.Integrative medicine,leveraging the combined advantages of the holistic concept and syndrome differentiation theory of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and the precise detection and standardized treat-ment techniques of Western medicine,demonstrates unique value in the field of cancer preven-tion.Currently,TCM has achieved certain results in the three-level prevention of cancer.However,it still faces challenges such as insufficient public awareness,lack of multi-disciplinary collabo-ration mechanisms,and a weak evidence-based research system.This paper systematically ana-lyzes the practical status quo,existing problems,and development directions of integrative medicine in the three-level prevention of cancer,aiming to provide theoretical basis and practical references for constructing an efficient and collaborative prevention system and promoting the standardization and internationalization of integrative medicine in cancer prevention.
