食管癌属疑难重病 ,属中医“噎膈”之范畴。笔者通过大量的临床病例统计分析 ,探索中医中药治疗本病的证治规律 ,积累了一定的治疗经验。本文拟从以下四个方面对中医药治疗食管癌的思路与方法作一探讨。1　病因之虚郁痰瘀说及以虚为主论关于本病的成因 ,古代医家多责之于虚、郁 Esophageal cancer is a difficult and serious disease and it belongs to the category of Chinese medicine “噎膈”. Through a large number of statistical analysis of clinical cases, the author explored the law of Chinese medicine treatment of the disease, and accumulated a certain amount of treatment experience. This article intends to explore the ideas and methods for the treatment of esophageal cancer by TCM in the following four aspects. 1 The etiology of the cause of depression and depression and the theory of virtualism are the causes of the disease. Ancient doctors are responsible for the deficiency and depression of the disease.