Ascites is one of the most common complications of advanced cancer, can induce abdominal distension, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, which seriously affects the life quality of patients. At present, there are some nursing problems regarding the use of medication and adverse reactions during the treatment by traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. In this study, we review the incidence of ascites, treatment status, the nursing of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine to further clarify the main points of nursing, effectively improve the symptoms in cancer patients, thus providing reference and theoretical basis for clinical nurses.