Cancer is a pathological condition. Removal of the cancer is a necessity in the treatment process. However, removal has reached its limitations as the cancer could, in the first place, be too extensive, or, in spite of the removal, recurrence still occurs. When the pathological process is not stopped, no matter how effective is the cancer removal, the formation of cancer is going to be repeated. Cancer treatment has therefore gone beyond the stage of cancer removal and other approaches such as controlling the blood supply, initiating apoptosis. and regulating the responsible genes, are considered important. The treatment approach needs to be modified from a single target, eliminative direction towards a multiple target, holistic direction. Chinese medicine lacks a perfect understanding of the causative pathology, hence it follows a multi-target holistic approach. As new systems of cancer treatment are not yet mature, using Chinese medicine as an adjuvant therapy could be an innovative and practical investment, to bring about better results of cancer control.
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