Cancers From B – T: Most Common Types of

Cancer – Part One - Bladder Cancer

By Kyle J. Norton
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What is Cancer
Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells growing and
multiplying disordered and uncontrollable way in our body, have become
progressively worse and damaged other healthy tissues, sometimes spreads
to other organs in the body via lymph or blood and results may be in death.

The growth of normal cells

Under normal circumstance, cell growth is a natural process without even
notice, everyday millions of cell grow to replace millions of dead cells and
to keep our body in balance and healthy.
Sometimes, acceleration of cells growth is necessary to prevent further
damage to the body organ, such as cut, injure, etc., but after fulfilling their
purposes, the growth of cells are back to normal rate again due to our body
growth inhibitors. Unfortunately, skin cells sometimes overgrow while
healing, leading to scar to the skin.
The primary tumor; size and growth
A primary tumor or original tumor is a tumor that is at the original site
where it first arose and progression to yield a cancerous mass. Some types
of cancer can begin in several places, such as lymphomas and leukemias.
Most cancers can not be detected until they formed a lump as little as a
grape. A cancer cell needs 42 doubling before it can produce enough cancer
cells to cause death.

How cancer cell invade neighbor cells

If the cancer cells grow to its tumor size, they may also invade and kill their
neighbor cells by producing abnormal or excessive signalling chemicals
(hormones or cytokines) which upset the normal chemical balance of the
body and alter the metabolic pathways, leading to disordered and violent
cellular behavior.

Distance spread

There are many ways cancer causes of distant formation of secondary

cancers

1. Local spreading, lymph vessel, blood vessel

1.1. Local spreading as soon as the cancer cells grows to its tumor size, it
will invade the nearby area. The reason of its action still unknown, but
researchers suspect

a. As the tumor grows, it needs more space by pressing on the nearby normal
body tissue nearby naturally for its own survival.

b. Enzyme

Tumors contain large amount of enzymes produced by the cancerous cells to

ensure their survival by breaking down the nearby tissues, making a pathway
for itself to invade the healthy tissue. Scientists have discovered a substance
made by cancer cells which plays a big part in the local spread of cancers.

1.2. Spread through lymph vessel

If some cancer cells detached from the primary tumor and travel can grow
into a secondary cancer but most of time they are trapped in the nearby
lymph nodes closest to the original tumor.
1.3. Spread through blood circulation
Similar to spread through lymph vessel, cancer cells detached from original
tumor can enter the blood stream by slipping pass the blood vessel wall and
start grow into the secondary tumor as they are trapped into some small
capillaries.
It may sound horrible, but only one out of thousands survive this journal to
form a secondary cancer or metastasis.

2. Travel of clumps of cancer along the channels

Out of the above, sometimes, cancer cells detached from the primary tumor
can travel through other channels, but they do not spread randomly, because
some parts of the body are more vulnerable to becoming metastatic sites
than others.

3. Arrival of cancer cells at a distance site

The development of the survival of cancer cells get trapped and grow into
second tumor is obvious, but researchers do not know how it can get out of
the trapping area to invade other organs of the body.

4. Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis is defined as a process involving the growth of new blood
vessels from pre-existing vessels as they arrived in area distancing from the
primary tumor. The secondary tumor can persuade the adjacent tissue to
build blood vessels by providing it with vital nutrients and oxygen, because
they are not also recognized by immune system as some foreign substances.

5. Etc.

Causes of cancers
Cancers are primarily an environmental disease with 90-95% of cases
attributed to environmental factors and 5-10% due to genetics.
Causes of cancer can be divided into 2 groups
A. Environmental cause
Most common environmental factors cause of cancers include tobacco, diet
and obesity, infections, radiation, lack of physical activity, and
environmental pollutants. Sometimes, The environmental factors can
enhance abnormalities in the genetic material of cells as s result of weakened
immune system.
1. Chemicals
Chemicals such as chlorinated hydrocarbons, asbestos, and hexavalent
chromium, have been shown to be carcinogenic can enhance DNA
mutations, leading to the growth of cancer. There are some chemicals which
can promote cancers by stimulating the rate of cell division, leading to less
time for repair enzymes to repair damaged DNA during DNA replication,
increasing the risk of cancer.

2. Diet
In the United States obesity is associated with the development of many
types of cancer and is a factor in 14–20% of all cancer death. Even through
there are no direct link of obesity to cancer risk but it may have a negative
effects on immune system and endocrine system.

3. Infection
Worldwide approximately 18% of cancers are related to infectious diseases.
There is an indication of which viruses are usual infectious agents that cause
cancer but bacteria and parasites may also have an effect.

4. Radiation
Radiation can cause cancer in most parts of the body, in all animals, and at
any age, although radiation-induced solid tumors usually take 10–15 years,
and up to 40 years, to become clinically manifest, and radiation-induced
leukemias typically require 2–10 years to appear, due to radiation exposure,
including both ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation.

B. Hereditary genetic cause.

Due to abnormalities of certain class of gene in cells division and replication
such as oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.

C. Hormone
Some hormones factor can enhance the development and spread of sex-
related cancer, such as cancer of the breast, endometrium, prostate, ovary,
and testis, and also of thyroid cancer and bone cancer.

D. Inflammation
Although there is no evidence of inflammation caused caner, repeated
injuries to the same tissues might promote excessive cell division and
replication, thus increasing the risk of a cancerous mutation.
E. Etc.
Classification
Cancers are classified by the types of cell that have become malignant.
1. Carcinoma
Carcinoma is a malignant tumor found in anywhere of epithelial tissues
lining the cavities, surfaces of structures and glands. Although the forming
of the malignant tumor in epithelium are still unknown, but it possesses and
associates the characteristics of epithelial cells, including those of the breast,
prostate, lung and colon.

2. Sarcoma
Sarcoma is a type of cancer that arises from malignantly connective tissue
cells originated from embryonic germ cells or bone, cartilage, and fat tissues
and cells.

3. Lymphoma and leukemia:

Hematopoietic cells are multipotent stem cells that give rise to all types of
the blood cell, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
become cancerous.

4. Germ cell tumor

Cancer derived from pluripotent cells. In adults these are most often found in
the testicle and ovary, but are more common in babies and young children.

5. Blastoma
Cancer derived from immature "precursor" or embryonic tissue. These are
also commonest in children.

Types of factor that cause cancers

1. Aging: Due to weakened immune system as a result of wear and tear over
years. Some researchers suspected that free radicals may be one of
contributors.

2. Tobacco :Due to chemical causes of cells alternation

3. Sunlight :Damage to skin as result of ultra violet.

4. ionizing radiation: Any types of hazard chemicals cause of gene mutation

5. Virus and bacteria: As mentioned above

6. Hormones: Abnormal production of certain hormones can increase the

risk of sex-related cancers

7. Family history : Check above

8. Etc.

Most common Types of Cancer - Bladder Cancer

The bladder is a hollow elastic organ in the center of the lower abdomen
that collects urine from the kidneys and excreted them through the urethra.
Bladder cancer is most common type of cancer that effect men twice as
frequently as it effects women. Usually it starts from the lining the bladder
caused by several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder cells.

Types of Bladder cancer

A. There are three types of bladder cancer beginning in cells in the
lining of the bladder, classified due to their origination.
1. Transitional cell carcinoma
In early stage of bladder cancer, normal cells become cancerous in the
innermost tissue layer of the bladder which can change shape and stretch
without breaking apart as they are able to stretch when the bladder is full and
shrink when it is emptied. More than 90 percent of bladder cancers begin in
the transitional cells
2. Squamous cell carcinoma
Cancer begins in squamous cells in the found in the tissues of the surface of
the bladder, due to long-term infection or irritation. About 8 percent of
people with bladder cancers begin squamous cells
3. Adenocarcinoma
Cancer begins originates in glandular tissue of the bladder, including the
surface layer of skin, glands and a variety of other tissue, due to long-term
irritation and inflammation. Only 2 percent of people with the condition
have a third bladder cancer type.

B. Types of bladder cancer classified due to their proliferation

1. Superficial types of bladder cancer
This type of bladder cancers have a characteristic of often recurrence but
usually non invasive. It can be controlled or removed by regular cystoscopy.
2. Invasive types of bladder cancer
Invasive types of bladder cancer tend to spread after beginning in cells in the
lining of the bladder. It often requires surgery by removing part or whole
bladder.

Stages of bladder cancer

Bladder cancer can be classified in difference stage depending to the
location, size, and spread of the cancer.
Stage 0: Cancer cells are found only on the inner lining of the bladder
Stage I: Cancer cells have spread to the layer beyond the inner lining of the
bladder but not to the muscles.
Stage II: Cancer cells have spread to the muscles in the bladder wall but not
to the fatty tissue that surrounds the bladder.
Stage III: Cancer cells have spread to the fatty tissue surrounding the urinary
bladder and nearby organs, but not to the lymph nodes or other organs.
Stage IV: Cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes, and/or other organs,
etc.
Recurrent: Cancer has recurred in the bladder and/or another nearby organs
after treatments.

Symptoms
1. Bladder spasms
2. Blood in urine
3. Frequent urination
4. Pain or burning sensation during urination
5. Pain in lower back and/or abdomen
6. Inability to urinate
7. Urinary urgency
8. Reduced bladder capacity
9. Difficult in urination
10. Loss of appetite and weight
11. Etc.

Causes
1. Smoking
Everybody knows that cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, but
not many people understand that it also can lead to bladder cancer. Study of
a group of people with the available smoking information, included duration
of smoking habit, number of cigarettes smoked per day and time since
cessation of smoking habit for ex-smokers, showed cigarette smoking
increases the risk of bladder cancer with 1.96 after 20 years of smoking to
5.57 after 60 years, with an immediate decrease in risk of bladder cancer was
observed for those who gave up smoking by over 30%. In fact, cigarette
contains certain harmful chemicals which can also lead to bladder cancer
due to prolong period of exposure in the limning of bladder walls.

2. Chemicals exposure
Reseachers investigated the risk of bladder cancer in association with
exposure to over 12 000 occupational chemical agents, complex mixtures,
and other substances, showed that increased risk of bladder cancer was
detected for ever exposure to 635 chemical agents, and 341 chemical agents
exhibited a significantly increasing dose-response relationship.

3. Diet high in fried meats and fat

Study showed that risk of bladder cancer increased by 37% with a high fat
intake, by 40% with low fruit consumption and by 16% with diets low in
vegetables.

4. Aging
The acceptance of that aging is one the greatest single risk factor for
developing bladder cancer due to weakened immune system, increased free
radicals frequent attacked, genetic and epigenetic changes, environmental
influences, etc.
5. Infection caused by a certain parasite
A parasite worm, Schistosoma which can lead to Schistosomiasis, is a
chronic disease that can damage a person internal organs and the urinary
form of schistosomiasis may cause bladder cancer in adults. Schistosomiasis
can also lead to inflammation of bladder lining leading to the transitional
cell carcinoma, the predominant type of bladder cancer.

6. Etc.

Diagnosis
Diagnosis are always important for people who have had the symptoms
mentioned above. If bladder cancer is diagnosed early, most of the times it
can be cured.
Beside checking the patient personal health history and smoking habit, rectal
examination for men and pelvic examination, others exams include
1. Urine test
Urine test is one of the first test which your doctor may order to rule out
conditions of infection or inflammation causes of similar symptoms and
detect the presence of certain antibodies and other markers may indicate
bladder cancer.

2. Urinalysis:
Any abnormality found in urine test will be sent for urinalysis such as blood,
protein, and sugar.

3. Cystoscopy
If you urine test came back positive, your doctor may want to take a look
inside your bladder for abnormalities such as tumors by inserting a very
narrow tube with a light and a camera on the end through the urethra. The
camera transmits pictures to a video monitor for a direct viewing of the
inside of the bladder wall.

4. Intravenous Pyelography (IVP)

The test is performed by taking a series of x-ray films of your bladder after
injecting a drug solution with a catheter through the urethra to highlight and
mark any abnormality inside your bladder easier. You are asked not to pass
urine for a few hour after injection.

5. CT scan
CT scan can dive your doctor a three-dimensional view of your bladder and
the rest of your urinary tract to look for masses and other abnormalities such
as tumor.
6. Biopsy
This test usually is done under local anesthesia. If the lump is found in the
bladder wall or area which is suspicious to be tumor, a tiny samples of your
bladder wall are removed usually during cystoscopy and examined by a
pathologist. Small tumors can also be removed during the biopsy process.

7. Etc.

Treatments
1. Surgery
a. Removal of superficial tumors
Normally if the tumor is the superficial type, general anesthesia is
sometimes used for operative cystoscopic which is endoscopy of the urinary
bladder via the urethra.

b. Total cystectomy
When cancer invades the muscle of the bladder wall, it is usually necessary
to remove the entire bladder surgically, but for women patients, researchers
advice that total cystectomy could manage invasive bladder cancer in
women patients but night continence is not as good as that in men patients.

c. Partial cystectomy
Sometime by preserving the bladder, partial or segmental cystectomy is
involved to remove only part of bladder tumor and surrounding bladder wall
but researchers found that only 5.8-18.9% of patients with muscle-invasive
bladder cancer are suitable candidates for partial cystectomy.

2. Radiotherapy
After the invasive cancer tumor is removed, if cancer cells are found on the
edge of the removal tumor, your specialist may suggest radiotherapy to kill
and prevent the cancer cells from spreading or if you want to try to keep
your bladder, or try to keep your potency. Radiotherapy is the use of high
energy rays to kill cancer cells. Treatments are usually 3 times a week, for
up to 6 weeks or longer.

3. Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a method of treating cancer by using single drugs or
combination of drugs to kill cancerous cells, especially for spreading quickly
cancer cells or cancer cells have spread to other parts of body. In some case,
chemotherapy may be recommended before surgery and/or radiotherapy.
4. Phototherapy
Phototherapy is treatment of a disease by exposing to light, especially by
variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths. In one study,
researchers found that the best results of treating bladder cancer by
phototherapy were noted in tumors less than six mm. in diameter when
treated with 15 mg./kg dihematoporphyrin ether (DHE) and exposed to 100
to 180 minutes of visible light.(Source)

Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/treat/phototherapy.htm?

ktrack=kcplinkPorphyrin-sensitized photoradiation therapy (PSPT) is a
promising treatment for a variety of malignant tumors. Researchers found
that phototherapy have a potential for a new modality in treating recurrent
and resistant bladder cancer. Information gained form the basic studies will
provide a better understanding for mechanisms of porphyrin uptake,
retention and photosensitization in tumor cells, thus providing a basis for
improving the treatment by increasing the efficacy and reducing the side
effects. The development and the information can also be useful in the
treatment of other tumors by PSPT.
5. Intravesical or instillation
Bladder instillations are treatments of putting drugs directly into the bladder
by inserting a catheter through the urethra, normally without using general
anesthesia. You are asked not to urine for a few hours. The treatment
sometimes cause temporary bleeding and bladder irritation.

6. Etc.

Nutritional Supplements
If you have read my previous article, Anti-Aging - How to Live Longer &
Healthier:Antioxidants, Free Radicals, Cancers, Diseases, You might
already know that vitamins and minerals play an important in preventing and
treating DNA mutation in cells division and replication. In fact, they are
vital for people with bladder cancer
1. Vitamin B6
Study found that Vitamin B6 in several clinical trials in bladder cancer, may
benefit patients with bladder cancer by improving immune function fighting
against the forming of free radical and irregular cells growth causes of
bladder cancer.

2. Vitamin D
Vitamin D is best known for its function in nehance the absorption of
calcium in preventing osteoporosis, but in bladder cancer, studies found that
exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) activates photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in
elevated levels in the body, lowering the risk of bladder cancers.

3. Vitamin E
Regular use of vitamin E supplement for longer than 10 years was associated
with a reduced risk of bladder cancer mortality , but regular use of shorter
duration was not.

4. Selenium
‘The lower the levels of selenium, the higher the risk of developing bladder
cancer,’ said lead researcher Nuria Malats, M.D., Ph.D., leader of the
Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Human Cancer Genetics
Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, but the researchers
noted a significant protective effect of selenium, mainly among women,
which they believe may result from gender-specific differences in the
mineral’s accumulation and excretion in women.

5. Carotenoids
Researchers from UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, UT
Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, TX, Baylor
College of Medicine and Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX found that
further evidence for a chemopreventive role for carotenoids by
demonstrating that high carotenoid intake is associated with an overall
decrease in BC risk and provided a reduction in risk for smokers and among
individuals susceptible to DNA damage. These data may have important
implications for cancer prevention, especially for individuals susceptible to
DNA damage.

6. Combination of carotenoids, vitamin D , thiamin, niacin, and vitamin E

researchers found that in older individuals, the highest average intakes of the
above were all associated with a reduced bladder cancer risk. In smokers,
they also found that the highest intakes of vitamin E, carotenoids and niacin,
were associated with a 42, 38, and 34 per cent reduction in bladder cancer
risk in heavy smokers.

7. phosphorus
Some study found that phosphorus intakes also reduce the risk in bladder
cancer.
Diet
1. calciferous vegetables
Studies found that increased intake of calciferous vegetables may slash the
risk of bladder cancer by 36 per cent, says new research that attributes the
benefits to the isothiocyanate content.
The Roswell Park researchers collected dietary data from 275 hospital-based
bladder cancer patients and 825 cancer-free people, and found that those
who consumed the highest consumption of raw cruciferous vegetables was
associated with a 36 per cent reduction ibladder cancer risk
Furthermore, stronger protective effects were observed among current and
heavy smokers with an intake of three or more servings of raw cruciferous
vegetables per month associated with a 54 and 40 per cent reduction,
respectively.

2. Soybeans
Reseachers found that genistein, soy phytochemical concentrate, and soy
protein isolate have the ability to inhibit the growth of transplantable murine
bladder cancer in vivo. Genistein, dietary soy phytochemical concentrate,
and dietary soy protein isolate reduced tumor size by 40%, 48%, and 37%,
respectively, as compared with controls.

3. Garlic
Chinese garlic-lovers are not the only ones to benefit from garlic's cancer-
fighting abilities, including bladder cancer. John Milner, Ph.d., from
Pennsylvania State University, points out in a review article tracking the
anti-cancer effects of garlic that "the potential benefits of garlic appear not to
be limited to a specific region of the world ..." when researchers noticed that
a certain region of this country had both an extraordinarily high garlic intake
and a surprisingly low rate of stomach cancer.

4. Green tea
Green tea is made from unfermented leaves and reportedly contains the
highest concentration of powerful antioxidants called polyphenols the free
radical scavengers that limit the damaging of DNA alternation resulting in
lessening the risk of cancer, including bladder cancer. Green tea also has
cancer-fighting properties and may cut off blood vessels that feed cancerous
tumors.

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Most common Types of Cancer - Bladder Cancer In

Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer occurs when cells amass in the inner lining of the bladder
and form a malignant growth, or tumor. Cancer develops only in the bladder
lining may become invasive, spreading through the bladder wall to nearby
organs such as the prostate gland in men or the uterus in women.

Symptoms
1. Traditional Chinese medicine indicated that urinary with blood is one of
the first symptom discovered by bladder cancer patient. Sometimes, red
blood cells can be viewed by naked eyes but most of the times, it required
blood test.
2. Back pain
3. Fluid retention in the kidney
4. Fever
5. Other symptoms are similar to the conventional medicine.
Most patient with early bladder cancer my experience blood in urine with no
pain at all.

Risk Factors
1. Occupation
Occupation required to contact with chemical toxins daily and over a
prolonged period of time have a high risk of bladder cancer. Most workers
do not experience any symptom of bladder cancer until later in their life. We
are taking about the period over 30 years.

2. Smoking
Cigarette contains certain harmful chemicals which can cause cancer. In
China, due to social culture difference, the risk of male and female with
bladder cancer is 41%, 30% accordingly.

3. Age
The risk of bladder cancer increases with age. The older you are, the higher
the risk.

4. Sex
The risk of bladder cancer of male is 4 time higher than women

5. Race
Certain race are high risk of bladder cancer

6. Chemicals tryptophan
By products of tryptophan such as 3-hydroxy-2-amino-acetophenone and 3-
Hydroxyindazole
can promote the risk of bladder cancer due to reaction of β-glucuronidases.

7. Diet
Diet high in saturated fat increases the risk of bladder cancer.

8. family history
Bladder cancer risk increase if a member of the direct family have bladder
cancer.

9. Infection
Prolonged infection or frequent infection increase the risk of bladder cancer.

10. Medication
Certain types of medication can promote the forming of bladder cancer.

11. Etc.

Causes of Bladder cancer in TCM

The traditional Chinese medicine defined bladder cancer is a health
condition caused by
A. Heart Fire Shifting Downwards to the small intestine
Heart Fire is an excess problem, due to elevating yang or yang rise is out of
control. Since heart is associated with the fire, excessive yang leading to fire
and heat. If heart fire with extra heat move downward to the small intestine,
it affects the bladder in functioning of urinary secretion.
If left untreated, it can cause inflammation and bleeding, leading to bladder
cancer.
1. Symptoms include
1.a. Heart palpitations
1.b. Thirst
1.c. Feeling of heat
1.d. Urination with blood
1.e. Hot, dark urine
1.f. Bitter taste in the mouth
1.g. Frequent urination
1.h. Urgent need to urinate
1.i. Etc.

2. Chinese Herbs
a. Shui Niu Jiao (Bubalus bubalis)
Shui Niu Jiao is also known as water buffalo horn. The salty, cold herb has
been used in TCM as sedative, anti-inflammatory, anti-virus medicine and to
shorten bleeding time, enhance quality of capillaries as it clears heat, relieve
fire, cool blood, stop nosebleed, vomiting blood by enhancing the function
of heart, liver, spleen, stomach channels.

b. Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae)

Lian Qiao is also known as forsythia fruit. The bitter, cool, and slightly acrid
herb has been used in TCM as anti inflammatory medicine and to stop
vomiting, promote blood circulation and urination as it helps to clears heat
and toxin and expels externally wind heat by enhancing the function of
heart, liver gall bladder channels.

c. Zhu Ye (Herba Loaphatheri Gracilis)

Zhu ye is also known as bamboo leaves. The sweet, cold and bitter herb has
been used in TCM to
treat mouth sores and inflamed gums caused by heat, promotes urination and
treat insomnia as it helps to clear damp heat, heart fire and stomach heat by
enhancing the functions of heart, small intestine, stomach channels.

d. Lian Zi Xin (Lotus Plumule)

Lian Zi Xin also known as Lotus Flower. The bitter and cold herb has been
used in TCM as an astringent and to treat insomnia, irritability, stop bleeding
and vomiting blood as it promotes the draining of heart fire and bind essence
by enhancing the functions of heart and pericardium channels.
e. Etc.

B. Damp heat moves downward to the bladder

It is caused by kidney inability to move fluid upward, causing fluid
accumulated in the abdomen. Prolonged period of fluid accumulation
promote arise of heat that affect the urinary secretion of the bladder,
resulting of bleeding and damage the functioning of the bladder, leading to
bladder cancer, if untreated for a prolonged period of time.
1. Symptoms include
1.a. Frequent urination
1.b. Urgent need to urinate
1.c. Urinary pain, back pain, edema of lower limbs
1.d. Thirsty,
1.e. Difficult to go to sleep at night
1.f. Red tongue with yellow and greasy fur
1.g. Slippery and taut pulse
1.h. Etc.

2. Chinese Herbs
The function of the herbs are for diuresis, to eliminate dampness, clear heat,
cool blood and stop bleeding.
a. Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)
Che Qian Zi is also known as Plantain seed. The sweet and cold herb has
been used in TCM as an antibiotic and to promote urination and to excret
mucus of the bronchial tubes as it helps to clear Damp heat in the lower
burner channel and damp heat cause of painful urinary, diarrhea , red eyes
and sexual dysfunction by enhancing the functions of bladder, kidney, liver,
lung channels.

b. Bian Xu (Herba Polygoni Avicularis)

Bian Xu is also known as common knotgrass. The slight cold and bitter herb
has been used in TCM to treat urinary infection, get rid of skin parasites and
fuild and worms and stop itching as it drains damp heat in bladder, calms
pain on urination by enhancing the function of bladder channel.

c. Bo Ye (Cacumen Biotae Orientalis)

Bo Ye or Ce Bai Ye is also known as biota leaves. The bitter, tart and
slightly cold herb has been used in TCM to stops bleeding, harmonize blood,
inhibit cough, anti-bacteria and anti-inflammation as it purifies and lowers
the lung-Qi , clears heat and blood heat, eliminates phlegm by enhancing the
function of heart, liver, large intestine and lung channels.

d. Yi Yi Ren (Semen coicis)

Yi Yi Ren is also known as Coix Seed. The sweet, bland, slightly cool herb
has been used in TCM to improve digestion, enhance the lung function, get
rid of bacterial or fungal infection and treat neualgia, difficulty in urination,
lung abscess as it drains water, strengthens the Spleen; eliminates
obstruction and clears Heat by promoting the functions of spleen, stomach,
lung channels.

e. Pu Gong Ying ( Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice)

Pu Gong Ying also best known as Dandelion. The bitter, cold and sweet
herb has been used in TCM as a diuretic and to promote bile secretion,
protect the liver, inhibit staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa as it clears heat, expels toxins, drains Dampness by
enhencing the function of liver and stomach channels.

f. Etc.

C. Kidney and liver yin deficiency

Kidney and liver yin deficiency cause of yang elevation, toxin accumulation
and blood stagnation, leading to the forming of tumor in the bladder
This type is mostly seen at the advanced age, or chemotherapy or
radiotherapy cause of heat reaction or complicated by infection.
1. Symptoms include
1.a. Frequent urination, sometimes
1.b. Blood in the urine
1. c. Abdominal distension and pain
1.d. Back pain
1.e. Dry mouth but don't like to drink
1.f. Constipation
1.g. Light red tongue with little fur, or uncoated and smooth tongue
1. h. Thready pulse
1. i. Etc.

2. Herbs
The main functions of herb are to nourish yin, invigorate kidney, clear
stagnation and detoxify.
a. Mai Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici)
Mai Dong is also known as Ophiopogon Root. The sweet, slight bitter and
cold herb has been used in TCM to improve contraction of heart muscles,
recovery of cells of the pancreas and immune system, protect heart muscle,
lower blood sugar and anti-arrhythmia as it
moistens the lungs, nourishes Lung-Yin, benefits the stomach and the heart,
promotes generation of body fluids, clear heat by promoting the functions of
heart, lung, stomach channels.

2. Shi Hu (Herba Dendrobii)

Shi Hu is also known as Dendrobium. The sweet, bland, slightly cold herb
has been used in TCM to treat weakness after febrile diseases, thirsty,
thromboangitis obliterans, chronic throat infection, blurry vision and weak
lower back as it nourishes the stomach and yin, clear heat, promotes
generation of body fluids by enhancing the lung and stomach channels.

c. Nu Zhen Zi (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi)

Nu Zhen Zi is also known as Glossy Privet Fruit. The bitter, sweet and
neutral herb has been used to promote immune system and circulatory
system, anti inflammatory, anti cancer properties, lower blood sugar and
protect the liver as it tonifies the liver and kidneys, clears heat and improves
vision by soothing the functions of liver and kidney channels.

d. Long Kui (Herb Solani nigri)

Long Kui is also known as wonderberry. The bitter, cold, slightly sweet and
toxic herb has been used in TCM as diuretic and antipyretic and to treat
acute kidney inflammation, chronic bronchitis, throat cancer, larynx Cancer,
uterus cancer as it clears heat, eliminates toxin, improve urination by
enhancing the function of liver, kidney and stomach channels.

e. Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae Cocos)

Fu Ling is also known as Indian Bread. The sweet, bland, neutral herb has
been used in TCM as a diuretics and to treat insomnia or forgetfulness, loss
of appetite and inflammation of the uterus and chronic sinusitis as it
eliminates water, strengthens the spleen, calms the mind, clear damp-heat by
enhancing the function of heart, spleen, lung, kidney channels.

f. Etc.

Foods
In traditional Chinese medicine, the herb, Ling Zhi (Reishi mushroom) is
viewed to contain certain substances which process the antibacteria,
antivirus and antitumor properties over thousands of year. In general public,
most mushrooms contain the same values but differing in volume.
1. Shiitake or Chinese black mushroom
Shiitake contains protein, glutamic acid, low cholesterol, β-glucosidase and
18 amino acids. Some researchers found that shiitake mushroom may
stimulate the immune system, possess antibacterial properties, reduce
platelet aggregation, and possess antiviral properties, possibly through
antiviral agents known as proteinase inhibitors. Lentinan in Shiitake
enhances the immune function and prevents our body against cancer. The
substance of interferon inducer may be used to treat cancer.

2. Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris contains high amount of B vitamin and inorganic salts.
In rat study, researchers found that Agaricus campestris inhibits the
progression of cancer cells.

3. Hericium erinaceus
One of the favorite food in many Chinese expensive recipe, Hericium
erinaceus may inhibit the growth of tumor. In China, Some of the
pharmaceutical drug company have made them in form of Mushroom slices
for use in preventing and treating stomach and Esophageal cancer.

4.Tremella
Tremella contains high amount of fiber, protein, calcium, polysaccharides,
etc. Researchers found that tremella enhances the immune system
scavenging, T cells and B lymphocytes functions, thus preventing the
progression of cancer cells.

5. Flammulina：
Beside it has been used in TCM to treat liver inflammation, ulcer and lower
blood cholesterol, in 1982 study, researchers in Japan found that certain
substances in flammulina help to protect our body against cells DNA
mutation cause of cancer.

6. Etc.

Recipes
Coix Seed, Shepherd's purse and pig Tripe soup
Coix Seed 100g，Shepherd's purse 60g，pig Tripe 150 g，dried Tangerine
Peel 6 g
a. Take away fat from pig tripe the cut to small slice, then clean it well with
water after stirring with a little bit of salt and corn starch
b. Clean Coix seed, Sherpherd'spurse and dried tangerine peel in water
c. Put all of them in the pit with high heat, after boiling, turn to lower heat
for 1-1/2 hours
　 The recipe is for the use to clear heat, move fluid, nourish yin and cool
blood, thus treating bladder, kidney and diuretic related tumors or after
surgery or chemotherapy.
** Use only for symptoms of urination with brown color blood, back and
joint pain, thirsty, redden tongue, little coating.

** Not suitable for patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency, prolonged
urination with blood, little color in urine, fatigue, short of breath, back and
joint cold with pain, thirsty but don't like to drink, pale yellow and smooth
and tender tongue.

** Do not use this formula for patients with exogenous heat

** If you can replace pig liver with pig tripe

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