癌症辅助療法
Many cancer patients, whether during treatment or recovery, explore dietary supplements hoping to strengthen immunity, reduce side effects, or prevent recurrence. Common products include vitamins, minerals, fish oil, curcumin, mushroom polysaccharides, resveratrol, fucoidan, and others.
Massage is a non-drug complementary therapy commonly applied to ease both physical and psychological discomfort. In Western practice, Swedish massage is the most common form, ranging from gentle surface relaxation to deeper myofascial release. Research indicates that different massage intensities can deliver varied health benefits.
Cancer cells grow rapidly by heavily relying on glucose through the Warburg Effect, and by using amino acids and fatty acids as additional energy sources. The core concept of cancer metabolism cocktail therapy is to repurpose existing, well-known drugs to simultaneously block multiple metabolic pathways in cancer cells, effectively depriving tumors of their energy supply.
Since 1991, the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH, a branch of NIH) has invested nearly USD 1 billion annually in research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), especially in oncology. This includes studies on yoga, tai chi, dietary supplements, nutrition, exercise, meditation, Reiki, acupuncture, and naturopathy, aiming to evaluate evidence-based therapies that improve patient outcomes.
