Melanoma

I use the Tam Healing System and Tong Ren Therapy for all types of Cancers.  The system was developed to fill our perceived weaknesses in more standard TCM treatments for the treatment of cancer.  For the acupuncture aspect of cancer treatment we utilize the main points listed within the Tam Healing treatment protocol section plus some variants of what you would use based on a general TCM diagnosis.  The difference in the theories is a greater focus on the scientifically understood cause and functional development of cancer, rather than using an overall TCM diagnosis.  For melanoma you can read our Tong Ren Therapy treatment for Melanoma section.  For a more complete understanding of our treatments for Cancer, however, I would recommend reading the text Tong Ren for Cancer. 

With regards to herbal treatment, we generally do not use herbs for the treatment of cancer.  In part this is because many patients may be taking western drugs and the interactions are unclear.  For the most part, however, it is because our system has high rates of success and herbal intervention along with the use of our system does not appear to raise the results and it risks possible complications.

Cheers,

Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac.

Yin Yang House Acupuncture and Wellness Center