The pathogenesis theory of cancer toxin is a system for differentiating and treating cancer toxin established by our team on the basis of the academic thought of cancer toxin proposed by Zhou Zhongying

a master of traditional Chinese medicine. It elaborates the pathogenesis and evolution rule of tumor occurrence and development with cancer toxin as the center

and provides important guidance for clinical tumor differentiation and treatment. According to the pathogenesis theory of cancer toxin

ovarian cancer is located in the uterus and thoroughfare and controlling vessels

and closely related to the liver and kidney. The pathological factors mainly include deficiency

blood stasis

dampness and toxin

among which blood stasis is the focus with toxin contained. The core pathogenesis is deficiency of both liver and kidney and dampness

blood stasis

cancer toxin. The pathogenesis begins with deficiency of the liver and kidney. Then

because of the development of essence

qi and blood deficiency

blood vessels lack nutrition

leading to qi stagnation and blood stasis. As the disease progresses

the body fluid distribution is changed and endogenous dampness combines with blood stasis

which induces the formation of cancer toxin. At last

cancer toxin damages vital qi and aggravates the liver and kidney deficiency. Treatment should focus on the core principle of anti-cancer and detoxification. Removing blood stasis and dispersing dampness are key objective

with nourishment of the liver and kidney as the basis. Based on the pathogenesis theory of cancer toxin and clinical practice

this article explores the pathological factors

core pathogenesis

pathogenesis evolution rules

therapeutic principles and methods of ovarian cancer. This article is mainly aimed at providing new ideas for syndrome differentiation and treatment of ovarian cancer and to further improve the clinical efficacy of ovarian cancer treatment with traditional Chinese medicine.