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Acupuncture may ease breast cancer treatment side effects
https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/acupuncture-for-breast-cancer-treatment-side-effects
Full article: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2021.0133?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed
Acupuncture can ease some symptoms of breast cancer treatment. Multiple studies found that acupuncture is a safe and effective strategy to manage certain symptoms but also called for more rigorous research on the topic. (Posted 9/28/22) Este artículo está disponible en español.
Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider
- Do you offer acupuncture at this clinic, cancer center or hospital? If not, where do you reccommend I go to receive treatment?
- Will my insurance cover the cost of acupuncture?
- Could acupuncture help ease the symptoms I am experiencing from hormone therapy, such as pain, fatigue, hot flashes, depression or neuropathy?
Open Clinical Trials
The following studies look at the management of side effects:
Multiple cancers
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer
The following studies of menopause and menopause management are for survivors and previvors.
About FORCE
FORCE is a national nonprofit organization, established in 1999. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by adult hereditary cancers.