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PANCREATIC CANCER

GENERAL

Clinical Manifestations
Treatment Principle
Herb Formulas	Xian Zhong Pian
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TOXIC DAMP-HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides Bitter taste in mouth Nausea Vomiting sour and bitter fluids Anorexia Maybe alternating chills and fever Concentrated, dark urine Local redness, swelling and pain Maybe fever and chills Abdominal distention and discomfort Suffocating sensation in the chest Dislike of oily foods Lassitude Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink Diarrhea with foul smell or Constipation Fever Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth Dizziness Tinnitus or deafness Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell T: Pink C: Yellow and greasy or sticky P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle	Clear Heat Relieve Dampness Resolve toxicity Inhibit the growth of cancer cells
Herb Formulas	Pancreatic Cancer #1 With Liver cancer and jaundice: Liver Cancer #9
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BLOOD STAGNATION

Clinical Manifestations	Stabbing pain in the epigastrium which is worse with pressure Substantial or insubstantial abdominal mass which is painful on palpation Vomiting food mixed with Blood Dry, black stools Melaena Dry skin T: Purple or Purple spots C: White P: Deep and thready or Choppy
Treatment Principle	Invigorate the Blood Eliminate Stasis
Herb Formulas	Pancreatic Cancer #2
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QI, BLOOD AND PHLEGM STAGNATION

Clinical Manifestations	Facial color dark and dull Emaciation Sides and ribs distended on both sides (maybe with sharp pain) Enlargement of the Liver and Spleen Suffocating sensation in chest Tendency to sigh Melancholy Depression Irritability Inappropriate anger Irregular menses Dysmenorrhea Breast distention and pain before and during menses Anorexia Edema Abdominal distention Chest and hypochondriac distention Dizziness Nausea Vomiting Thirst with no desire to drink Maybe no thirst Palpitations Shortness of Breath T: Varies from Normal to Dark purple (maybe purple spots on edge of tongue) C: Thick and slippery P: Wiry, choppy and slow or Slippery, full and maybe wiry
Treatment Principle	Circulate Qi Invigorate the Blood Break up Stasis Eliminate Phlegm
Herb Formulas	Pancreatic Cancer #3
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TOXIC HEAT WITH BLOOD STAGNATION

Clinical Manifestations	Hypochondriac pain A lump under the ribs High fever Thirst Epistaxis Spots on the skin Constipation Scanty, red urine Hemorrhaging Loss of consciousness May be ascites (late stage) Weakness Bleeds easily Hypochondriac pain Chest distention Abdominal pain Poor appetite Fatigue Pain that is fixed, stabbing and /or sever Pain is worse with pressure Dark complexion Fixed, palpable masses Bleeding with clots Purple lips Purple nails Dry skin Blue, dark or purplish discoloration of skin in small or large areas, Varicose and spider veins Cold hands and feet Tendency to hemorrhage dark blood or clots Maybe jaundice T: Purple, possible purple or red spots Red purple if there is Heat C: Yellow P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy or Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle	Disperse Heat Relieve toxicity
Herb Formulas	For sharp pain due to Blood Stagnation: Cancer #35
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Blood Deficiency

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Blood Dryness

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Blood Stagnation

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Damp-Heat

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Fire or Heat Toxin

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Toxic Heat and Dampness

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Liver and Kidney Deficiency

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Disharmony of the Chong and Ren Channels

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