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- Title
Understanding the Benefits of Acupuncture Treatment for Cancer Pain Management.
- Authors
Deng, Gary; Ting Bao; Mao, Jun J.
- Abstract
This article summarizes the current evidence regarding the use of acupuncture for pain management in cancer patients. It includes a description of how acupuncture is thought to work and what the intervention entails, data on acupuncture for managing pain caused by cancer or by cancer treatment (radiation, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy), how acupuncture is practiced in the US medical system, discussion of safety issues, and practical tips on how to integrate acupuncture into cancer care.
- Subjects
CANCER pain treatment; TUMOR treatment; ACUPUNCTURE; CANCER chemotherapy; CANCER patients; CANCER patient medical care; PATIENT safety; RADIOTHERAPY; PAIN management; EVIDENCE-based medicine
- Publication
Oncology (08909091), 2018, Vol 32, Issue 6, p310
- ISSN
0890-9091
- Publication type
Article