October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. My grandmother passed away from breast cancer at the age of 35 ( when my mom was only 3 month old) . My mom passed away from breast cancer at the age of 62….so now you can understand why 60 % of my practice is Breast Cancer Patients!! Why my mission in life is to fight for survival of these Women!!
According to American Cancer Society 1 out of 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. 1 out 38 will die.
NIH Panel Issues Consensus Statement on Acupuncture from 1997
A consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today concluded there is clear evidence that needle acupuncture treatment is effective for postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, Research published in JAMA Oncology including contributions from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York), RMIT University (Australia), and Guangdong University (Guangzhou) researchers finds acupuncture effective for the relief of cancer pain and reduces the need for opioids. The investigators determined that true acupuncture produces significantly greater pain reduction than sham controls. They add that hospitals need to include acupuncture services to address this demand based on the “growing evidence of the efficacy of acupuncture.” [5]
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) and Fudan University Cancer Center (Shanghai) researchers conclude that acupuncture reduces the frequency and severity of xerostomia (dry mouth). The investigation of acupuncture’s effects on head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation finds that acupuncture “resulted in significantly fewer and less severe RIX [radiation-induced xerostomia] symptoms 1 year after treatment vs SCC [standard care control].” [6]
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All acupuncturists providing treatment were licensed acupuncturists and were trained at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The acupuncture point prescription in the study was the following:
CV24
LU7
KD6