This essay is to summerize the status quo of cancer rehabilitation in other countries， therefore discuss the application and challenges of TCM in cancer rehabilitation. Methods： A systematic literature review was performed on studies about cancer rehabilitation in China and other countries. The authors also provided their own experience of practice on using Chinese medicine， acupuncture， emotional intervention， dietetic therapy and physical exercises in cancer rehabilitation， and discuss the methods and model of cancer rehabilitation with TCM. Results： Much attention has been given to cancer rehabilitation in many countries， but it still fall short of the patients needs， and lacks unified evaluation criteria and evidence based recommended guidelines. TCM has been widely used in China for cancer rehabilitation， by building a model combing therapeutic treatments with health education can meet the individual needs of the patients. Conclusion： There is still lack of evaluation criteria for cancer rehabilitation at current times and the need to building rehabilitation model which meets individual need is prominent. TCM has played an important role in rehabilitation medicine， but still faces many challenges when reaching out to more patients in other countries.