Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Hi all- For someone trying to learn more about the treatment of cancer with TCM, are Jeffry Yuen's lectures worthwhile? I know he comes from a very idiosyncratic lineage, but I am curious if anyone with more experience treating cancer thinks his stuff is good? Thanks. -Steve Stephen Bonzak, L.Ac., Dipl. C.H. sbonzak 773-470-6994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hi Stephen, I'll give you a little background so that you can better understand my point of reference. I studied at PCOM San Diego including OM 8 (Pediatrics & Oncology with Yibin Wang from Nan Jing), I've taken the Special elective on Oncology (with Yuan Wang from Chendu), PCOM San Diego Spring 2003 OM 8 - Pediatrics & Oncology - Yibin Wang (from Nanjing) Fall 2004 Special Elective - Oncology - Yuan Wang (from Chendu) 17th Pacific Symposium 2005 Lecture – Cancer Care & – Jeffrey Yuen Workshop – Cancer Care & – Jeffrey Yuen Post-Symposium Workshop - Cancer Care & - Jeffrey Yuen Chinese Herbal Medicine 1st Annual Conference 2003 Lecture – TCM Understanding of Cancer – Tai Lahans 12th Pacific Symposium (2000) Lecture – Treating Cancer – Misha Cohen Lecture – Support for Cancer Patients – Miki Shima Workshop – Support for Cancer Patients – Miki Shima I've also taken classes in Oncology at UCSD and I wrote a paper on the treatment of Breast cancer with Anti-neoplastic agents... (I have a pretty strong background in western sciences.) I also have studied Qigong with Dr. Nan Lu who heads up the women's breast cancer prevention project. I'm not trying to impress anybody on the contrary I am trying to indicate what my level of understanding is so that you have a reference point when considering my opinion. That way you will be able to know how to weight my opinion when comparing it with someone who has more experience. (I've only treated four Cancer patients with adjunctive therapy using TCM.) But, at least I know a lot more now then if I had rendered an opinion when I was a first year student. This being said I really resonate well with the teachings of Jeffrey Yuen! I find that his Taoist perspective helps me to understand the nature of Cancer from a body, mind & spirit relationship. Basically, if the body is weak then we promote remission, and if it is strong enough then we I don't think a summary would do justice to his work here. What I can tell you is that I particularly enjoyed was the way he makes use of different specific techniques for accessing the different meridians depending on the type of meridian and the depth of the meridian (i.e. shaking technique w/ divergent meridians, etc.). In the lectures that I attend with him the use of specific herbal medicine from a clinical perspective was wanting however, the theory was present and could be applied by an herbalist with a reasonably strong background. I give it 5 stars out of 5! Someone else may think otherwise... if they are into the cut & dry clinical perspective then it might not appeal as much to them. But, if they are into the holistic (body, mind, spirit) perspective and willing to work with the concept that thoughts precede emotions which precedes action ... and if a tumor exists that there must be an underlying predisposition of an energetic condition that allowed that tumor to manifest. Based on these concepts, unless we address that underlying condition then the patient's recovery could be more difficult and there could be an increased likelihood of a relapse in my opinion. I know I'm hanging myself out there but, you asked for my opinion so, there you have it! Sincerely, Steve P.S. His lectures are available on CD. Stephen Bonzak <stephenbonzak wrote: Hi all- For someone trying to learn more about the treatment of cancer with TCM, are Jeffry Yuen's lectures worthwhile? I know he comes from a very idiosyncratic lineage, but I am curious if anyone with more experience treating cancer thinks his stuff is good? Thanks. -Steve Stephen Bonzak, L.Ac., Dipl. C.H. sbonzak 773-470-6994 No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Mail for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 , Stephen Bonzak <stephenbonzak wrote: > > Hi all- > > For someone trying to learn more about the treatment of cancer with > TCM, are Jeffry Yuen's lectures worthwhile? I know he comes from a > very idiosyncratic lineage, but I am curious if anyone with more > experience treating cancer thinks his stuff is good? Thanks. > > -Steve > > Stephen Bonzak, L.Ac., Dipl. C.H. > sbonzak > 773-470-6994 > Steve, With regard to Cancer and CM, I can highly recommend Li Peiwen's book. It is grounded in approach and very useful in clinical settings. It also has quite a few herbal forumulas that you won't find elsewhere. It has been a great resource in treating Cancer patients. Best Regards, J. van Es Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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