Real or false acupuncture can ease breast cancer drug side effects

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New research has shown the benefits of acupuncture treatment for women being treated with aromatase inhibitor drugs for breast cancer. This class of drugs causes menopausal symptoms, such as joint pain, hot flashes, and sleep disturbances, and a test group showed improvement, especially with regard to hot flashes, with acupuncture. Notably, a subgroup given a "sham" acupuncture treatment also showed improvement, which might indicate a placebo effect at work for some.

Real or false acupuncture can ease breast cancer drug side effects

Every year, millions of Americans turn to acupuncture as part of their health care routine, using it to relieve chronic pain, high blood pressure, nausea and much more. Although in the US, acupuncture is considered an alternative to conventional forms of medicine, it is actually one of the oldest healing practices in the world.

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