Cancer Research and Acupuncture
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When it comes to treating major diseases, Integrated care is becoming standard practice at more institutions around the country. Acupuncture is one of the major complementary medicine tools in use, and it’s winning increased acceptance for helping manage cancer.
A middle-age Hodgkins Lymphoma patient under my care for several weeks believes he is stronger with acupuncture, which he credits with helping decrease his post-treatment nausea, headaches and dizziness. He feels stronger both before and after the treatments.
Now, look at what the most recent research is saying:
- Two years ago, the American College of Chest Physicians approved new guidelines that recommend using acupuncture to relieve fatigue, dyspnea and chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. Acupuncture also was advisable to relieve pain, nausea and vomiting. (American College of Chest Physicians, September 2007)
- The Dana Farber Cancer Institute reported that acupuncture helped a throat cancer patient undergoing radiation therapy soother her dry mouth and regain her sense of taste. The acupuncturist came from the institute’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies www.dana-farber.org/pat/support/zakim/acupuncture-makes-eating-easi....
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York reports success using acupuncture to relieve a variety of symptoms affecting head and neck cancer patients, according to Dr. Barrie Cassileth in an interview with ABC News.
Cassileth, chief of integrative medicine services at Sloan-Kettering, said acupuncture can control pain, fatigue and post-operative or chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.. According to the report, acupuncture reduced xerostomia (extreme dry mouth), and skeletomuscular pain and dysfunction following radiation. Neuropathic pain is yet another fallout of chemotherapy or nerve damage that’s helped by acupuncture http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5860327&page=1" target=".
- The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is carefully tracking acupuncture studies performed around the world, many from China. Some show acupuncture helps boost immune function by raising platelet and lymphocyte counts while preventing decreases in white blood cells (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/acupuncture/healthprofes..." target="_blank").
To friends and family who find themselves in the painful, unfortunate situation of dealing with cancer, acupuncture can be a helpful go-to by offering a realistic chance for relief.
When it comes to treating major diseases, Integrated care is becoming standard practice at more institutions around the country. Acupuncture is one of the major complementary medicine tools in use, and it’s winning increased acceptance for helping manage cancer.
A middle-age Hodgkins Lymphoma patient under my care for several weeks believes he is stronger with acupuncture, which he credits with helping decrease his post-treatment nausea, headaches and dizziness. He feels stronger both before and after the treatments.
Now, look at what the most recent research is saying:
- Two years ago, the American College of Chest Physicians approved new guidelines that recommend using acupuncture to relieve fatigue, dyspnea and chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. Acupuncture also was advisable to relieve pain, nausea and vomiting. (American College of Chest Physicians, September 2007)
- The Dana Farber Cancer Institute reported that acupuncture helped a throat cancer patient undergoing radiation therapy soother her dry mouth and regain her sense of taste. The acupuncturist came from the institute’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies www.dana-farber.org/pat/support/zakim/acupuncture-makes-eating-easi....
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York reports success using acupuncture to relieve a variety of symptoms affecting head and neck cancer patients, according to Dr. Barrie Cassileth in an interview with ABC News.
Cassileth, chief of integrative medicine services at Sloan-Kettering, said acupuncture can control pain, fatigue and post-operative or chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.. According to the report, acupuncture reduced xerostomia (extreme dry mouth), and skeletomuscular pain and dysfunction following radiation. Neuropathic pain is yet another fallout of chemotherapy or nerve damage that’s helped by acupuncture http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5860327&page=1" target=".
- The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is carefully tracking acupuncture studies performed around the world, many from China. Some show acupuncture helps boost immune function by raising platelet and lymphocyte counts while preventing decreases in white blood cells (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/acupuncture/healthprofes..." target="_blank").
To friends and family who find themselves in the painful, unfortunate situation of dealing with cancer, acupuncture can be a helpful go-to by offering a realistic chance for relief.
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