1. Using the word "sophisticated" to describe the western medical approach to cancer would be quite a stretch. It seems that we have neither a clear and effective treatment strategy for cancer, nor a deep understanding of the pathophysiology of this epidemic. Though many causes have been identified (such as sun damage in malignant melanoma) and many people treated, western medicine provides no guarantee in cancer treatment. Again, I believe this reflects the disconnect with our bodies and surroundings that comes from relying solely on Science to provide answers, where perhaps none fit within the medical paradigm of the moment.
2. The approach to cancer treatment in TCM largely and unsurprisingly differs from the western medical approach, as the understanding of the body and pathologies associated are entirely different in the two paradigms. Western science understands cancer on a cellular level, whereas Chinese Medicine views cancer as a combination of patterns with similar manifestations, usually Blood or Qi stasis, or Phlegm.
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