癌症是人类健康的大敌,它和心脑血管病、意外伤亡一样,是人类三大死因之一。据统计,全世界每年约500万人死于癌症。其中我国约占120万。“carcinom”(癌症)是希腊人皮波克拉泰斯所命名,来源于拉丁语“karkinos”(螃蟹),意即张牙舞爪为癌的特征之一。本世纪的医学研究表明:35～54岁的中年人癌症死亡居各类 Cancer is the enemy of human health. Like cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and accidental injuries, it is one of the three major causes of death for mankind. According to statistics, about 5 million people die from cancer each year in the world. Of which China accounts for about 1.2 million. “carcinom” (cancer) was named after the Greek Pippocrates and was derived from the Latin “karkinos” (crab), which means that Zhangguai is one of the characteristics of cancer. This century’s medical research shows that 35 to 54-year-old middle-aged people die of cancer