Review of traditional Chinese and western medicine interventions for emotional issues in cancer patients from the perspective of "Same Treatment of Form and Spirit"

FENG Xinyue, WANG Jianjun

Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2026, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3) : 20260015.

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Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2026, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3) : 20260015. DOI: 10.12022/jnnr.2026-0114
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Review of traditional Chinese and western medicine interventions for emotional issues in cancer patients from the perspective of "Same Treatment of Form and Spirit"

  • FENG Xinyue1, WANG Jianjun2
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The intertwined somatic damage and psychological distress induced by malignant tumors severely compromise patient prognosis. Currently, the construction of psychological intervention models in oncology that both meet modern evidence-based requirements and align with local cultural contexts has become an important endeavor in integrative oncology. The Huangdi Neijing states: "When the body and the spirit are united, they will live to the end of their allotted life span." This passage offers a profound articulation of the fundamental unity between the body and the mind—a conception that resonates closely with modern psychosomatic medicine and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying brain-body interactions. Centering on the concept of "integrated treatment of body and mind," this paper systematically reviews the pathological evolution of cancer-related emotional dysregulation from both Chinese and western medical perspectives, as well as the syndrome differentiation framework of "Five Zang-organs Storing Spirit". Drawing on an integrative medicine outlook, it further explores the organic interface between traditional Chinese medicine clinical pathways and the modern stepped-care model. Through a systematic exposition of non-pharmacological interventions—including Chinese psychological therapies, five-element music therapy, acupuncture, and auricular vagus nerve stimulation—alongside contemporary psychotherapeutic techniques, this paper constructs an integrated Chinese-western intervention strategy spanning the full disease continuum of cancer: from diagnosis and active treatment through rehabilitation and palliative care. The aim is to offer a new integrative therapeutic paradigm with distinctive Chinese characteristics for the advancement of modern psycho-oncology.

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Tumor / Simultaneous treatment of body and mind / Emotional dysregulation / Integrative medicine / Whole-course management

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FENG Xinyue, WANG Jianjun. Review of traditional Chinese and western medicine interventions for emotional issues in cancer patients from the perspective of "Same Treatment of Form and Spirit"[J]. Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation. 2026, 22(3): 20260015 https://doi.org/10.12022/jnnr.2026-0114

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1. Guangdong Medical Science Foundation (A2020370)
2. Youth Project of Shenzhen Medical Research Special Fund (A2403052)
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