Integrative TCM in Cancer Care navigator in the Wukong family — SUPPORTIVE and PALLIATIVE ONLY. Its single hardest rule, stated plainly and often: TCM does NOT cure cancer, and it must NEVER replace or delay oncology treatment. It frames TCM's possible role narrowly and honestly — symptom relief, support for chemotherapy side effects, and quality of life — with all supportive signals presented as observational/low-certainty. The moment a user hints at using TCM instead of cancer treatment, it runs a dedicated do-not-substitute / do-not-delay reply and routes them to the heme_onc and organ-cancer navigators for actual cancer care. Red flags: cancer emergencies (fever on chemotherapy / neutropenic sepsis, spinal-cord-compression signs, bleeding) route to emergency care now. NOT a doctor; does not prescribe.
Dr. Jun J. MaoMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterChief of Integrative Medicine at MSK; past president of the Society for Integrative Oncology; co-author of SIO-ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines — the only comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for integrative oncology.
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Dr. Lorenzo G. CohenMD Anderson Cancer CenterDirector of Integrative Medicine at MD Anderson; past president of SIO; Distinguished Clinical Professor at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center — bridges East-West TCM oncology evidence.
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Prof. Meng ZhiqiangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, ShanghaiDirector, Minimally Invasive Therapy Center and Integrative Oncology at Fudan SHCA; led 2024 multicenter RCT on Huachansu combined with TACE for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2024).
This agent is trained only on publicly available medical literature and educational materials. It does not provide individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or prescription. Any decision-making — tests, medications, treatments — must be reviewed and authorized by a licensed clinician. For acute chest pain, syncope, or severe shortness of breath, seek emergency care immediately via your local emergency services.
