T/CACM 1101-2018 The standard operating procedures for traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention of diseases, including the intervention of lymph edema using Chinese medicinal wax therapy and massage techniques

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Main technical content: "Technical Operating Standards for Preventing Disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Intervention of Lymphedema with Chinese Medicine Wax Therapy and Push-and-Pop Method" is a systematically developed technical operation standard to assist clinicians and patients in making appropriate preventive treatments based on the characteristics and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, aiming at preventing lymphedema after tumor surgery. Lymphedema is caused by lymphatic circulation disorders, resulting in the retention of lymph fluid in interstitial tissues, leading to a series of pathological changes such as tissue edema, chronic inflammation, and tissue fibrosis. Post-operative tumor surgery and radiotherapy (such as breast cancer, cervical cancer) are the main causes of secondary lymphedema. Currently, about 170 million people worldwide suffer from various types of lymphedema, with about 20 million patients suffering from lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. In China, the number of patients exceeds 60 million, and the number of patients is increasing at a rate of tens of thousands per year. In previous clinical observations, the application of Chinese medicine wax therapy combined with manual lymphatic drainage and elastic bandages in preventing post-operative limb lymphedema after tumor surgery has achieved good results. Applying this method after breast and cervical cancer surgery can reduce the incidence of post-operative lymphedema and improve the quality of life of patients. This treatment method may become the most widely used means of preventing lymphedema after tumor surgery in the future. Establishing technical operating standards for preventing lymphedema after tumor surgery with Chinese medicine wax therapy and push-and-pop method, promoting the popularization and standardized development of lymphatic system diseases diagnosis and treatment in our province, establishing a standardized training base for lymphedema in Northeast

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