Acupuncture Cancer Treatment: Using Acupuncture for Cancer Patients
Introduction
Acupuncture cancer treatment is becoming more popular among both practitioners of modern Western medicine and ancient Chinese medicine. Acupuncture involves placing pressure through methods such as heat or needles onto certain points of the body, and is one of the most known holistic remedies in the world. It has been used in the United States for over 200 years, making it one of the most known and accepted alternative therapies in the West.
Acupuncture and Cancer
Acupuncture for cancer patients serves many purposes. While it is not considered acceptable or wise in modern medical science to replace traditional methods such as chemotherapy or surgery with acupuncture cancer treatment, it is proven that many holistic remedies can do a lot to help cancer and its associated pain. For example, many cancer patients experience nausea and vomiting. Some even have anticipatory anxiety and related nausea and vomiting before chemotherapy and other medical appointments.
A cancer patient joining forces with a competent acupuncturist, especially one who understands his or her special needs, can do wonders for anxiety, pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Acupuncture Cancer Treatment Studies
As acupuncture is a key part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), most acupuncture studies have been performed in China. However, some Americans have studied the relationship between acupuncture treatment and cancer. In some cases, acupuncture improves immune system response, which is essential for those suffering from diseases such as cancer and even HIV or AIDS. Also, acupuncture provably works especially well to prevent vomiting in cancer patients, especially those undergoing chemotherapy.
Clinical trials on the effect of cancer symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, cough, chest pain, and fever are being performed. In virtually every study done to date, past cancer patients who tried acupuncture report that it in no way made their pain or cancer worse, and in many cases provided significant pain and symptom relief.
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