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              Acupuncture as Supportive Care for Cancer Patients. . .

Acupuncture is proven to be an effective complement to medical treatment of cancer.

The many benefits of acupuncture treatment for cancer patients include:


  1. •Reducing adverse side effects of chemotherapy and radiation such as nausea, fatigue, constipation, digestive distress, insomnia, and muscle aches         

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  3. •Relieving pain caused by cancer, diagnostic procedures, or medical treatment

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  5. •Calming anxiety by helping to  balance the nervous system and settle the mind

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  7. •Offering pre- and post-surgery support by increasing circulation and reducing inflammation for more rapid recovery

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  9. •Supporting the immune system to restore and regenerate

Clinical Research


“Clinical research on acupuncture in cancer care... has suggested that acupuncture is a safe and effective therapy to manage cancer and treatment related symptoms, while giving patients the ability to actively participate in their own care plan.”


  1. BulletHematology/Oncology Clinics of North America.

  2.           2008; 22(4): 361-48.


“...promising results have emerged, for example, showing efficacy of acupuncture in adult postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting...”


  1. BulletJournal of the American Medical Association.

  2.            1998; 280:1518-1524.