Cancer Part 8: Learning Quolin Qi Gong

Among the Chinese in the world, learning gi gong to fight cancer is now a norm. Among the qi gong, Quolin Qi Gong is most popular as the exercise is known to be effective in controlling cancer cells. This exercise has lengthened the life span of many cancer patients. In Malaysia, it is common to find cancer patients practising the “inhale, inhale, exhale” body movements in the early morning.

Beginning September 2002, my parents-in-law joined the Quolin Qi Gong Kepong branch members in practising this breathing and body movement art that specializes in tackling various types of cancer. The members meet and practise Qi Gong every morning at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, my work place. Qi Gong helps cancer patients as they need a lot of oxygen. We came to learn that cancer cells would not survive in an oxygenated environment. They need an anaerobic (without oxygen) environment and not an aerobic (with oxygen) environment. This is directly linked to the oxidation–reductive pathway of all living organism. If we address this, we will keep most diseases at bay.

To my father-in law, learning Quolin Qi Gong has enriched his personal life in many ways. The inhaling of more oxygen apparently helped to improve his health. They practise for two to three hours each day, practically throughout the year. More importantly, he gets acquainted with fellow cancer patients, young and old. The Qi Gong session provides an excellent opportunity for them to interact after the exercises. This form of social interaction is much needed as cancer patients are known to be very shy and sensitive. They can release their tension by sharing personal feelings with fellow members. Such sharing session opens the minds and hearts of cancer patients. It assisted in reducing inferiority complex, fear, negative feelings, sadness, bad emotion and helplessness.

After practicing Quolin Qi Gong, my father-in-law felt less lonely. Cancer patients support and encourage each other. The path to fight cancer is not a lonely one. During weekdays, about less than 20 members practise Qi Gong together. In weekends, the number increases to as high as 40 people in 2006. How did my father-in-law feel with all these changes in early 2007?

“After practising Guolin Qi Gong, I no longer live in a small world of my own. Before this, I always thought of many things, wondering when would be my doom day. All these have become history. After each Qi Gong session, the cancer patients exchange views, encourage one another and enhance one another’s confidence in Qi Gong. There are those who recommended various types of useful herbal plants. For those interested, I encourage them to understand how health food can help detoxify the toxin in human body.

Cancer patients’ experiences in various conventional surgery, radiation and chemotherapy have enabled me to understand their inner feelings. Whenever one cancer friend is going for the next treatment, he or she would have the moral support from other cancer patients. We told him or her to fight till the end and never thought of giving up. This form of moral support and encouragement is much needed by the patient concerned. After each chemotherapy treatment, we encourage the patient to continue practicing Qi Gong as soon as possible.

After each radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment, they have to face the side effects. These side effects include vomiting, difficulty in consuming food, fever, anaemia, hair and teeth loss, stomach discomfort, constipation, lack of appetite, muscle stress, tiredness, ulcers in the throat and mouth.

Among the cancer patients in the Qi Gong group, I am the exception as I did not undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Some of the cancer patients are also doubtful that I do not have to take any medicine and food supplement and yet could survive for more than 10 years. For me, vegetarian food therapy provides the most convenient and an effective way to control cancer cells. I do not have to search for the right medicine as vegetarian food therapy is best for me.

Many cancer patients feel that without meat, a cancer patient would not have enough strength and energy to fight cancer. It is not my intention to argue or convince anyone on the effectiveness of organic vegetables, fruits and brown rice. I seldom talk about it unless consulted. The majority of the cancer patients believe that cancer patients could eat anything they like. Some are even trying to convince me to consume meat, dairy products and eggs again. Why should I? I live healthily now with little health complaints. Health food and Guolin Qi Gong have extended my life. I will live this lifestyle until the last breath, with only appreciation but no regret.”


Undoubtedly, practising Quolin Qi Gong had enriched the lives of my parents. It is rather unfortunate that some cancer patients have too much hope that this qi gong together with radiotherapy and chemotherapy would bring wonder even though they do not have to change their diet for health food. Some even encourage new comers to “eat every things” thus blocking the opportunity to learn that the qi gong and health food could bring better results.