Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer based on the theory of lungs as the blood organ

Lung cancer has become one of the most common types of cancer, with high incidence and mortality rates persistently high. Among them, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is particularly common, accounting for up to 85% of lung cancer cases. NSCLC seriously endangers the health of people in China and around the world, and its specific causes are related to various factors such as smoking, radiation exposure, air pollution, and genetic factors. In traditional Chinese medicine, NSCLC belongs to the category of lung consolidation. Professor Zhang Wei believes that the lungs not only govern the qi of the body, but also play an important role in the generation and circulation of blood throughout the body, and has extensively expounded the viewpoint of lungs as the blood organ. This viewpoint is reflected in various functions of the lungs, such as the lungs controlling the hundred vessels, governing the storage of fluids, and controlling the skin and hair. The propulsion of lung qi also provides impetus for the normal circulation of blood. As the lungs serve as the blood organ and are prone to stasis, they are susceptible to the occurrence of lung consolidation. Therefore, the occurrence of NSCLC may be related to blood stasis in the lungs. Blood stasis is not only the pathological product of lung consolidation, but also the main cause of lung consolidation. It can be inferred that in the treatment of NSCLC, methods such as promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, and resolving phlegm and stasis should be adopted.