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 Acupuncture

Integrative care options help pain management

May 29, 2012

The variety of options available to help patients manage their pain can improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment.
 

Integrative care options

April 02, 2012

Various activities can help patients cope with cancer and its treatments. These techniques should not replace medical care, but they can enhance patients' quality of life.
 

Exploring holistic medicine: Using acupuncture to relieve cancer-related fatigue

December 19, 2011

The ancient Eastern medicinal art can relieve one of the most distressing effects of cancer and cancer treatment: fatigue.
 

Managing cancer symptoms with acupuncture

January 28, 2010

Acupuncture may be beneficial in patients experiencing a range of cancer symptoms.
 

Acupuncture in treating xerostomia

January 26, 2010

Acupuncture has been shown to be effective for radiation-induced xerostomia in a small pilot study. It involved 19 patients who received acupuncture twice a week for four weeks and were assessed using xerostomia inventory and patient benefit questionnaire scores.
 

Acupuncture in cancer pain management

Melanie Jefferson January 22, 2010

Reviews the growing body of evidence of the role of acupuncture in pain management in cancer and palliative care.
 

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