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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Acupuncture improves symptoms of chemo-induced neuropathy
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture can improve tactile, thermal and vibration detection thresholds while reducing pain thresholds in the hands and feet of cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) ...
Electro-acupuncture improves opioid-associated constipation in cancer patients
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Chinese researchers have found that electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment can improve quality of life and increase the number of weekly spontaneous bowel movements ...
Acupuncture benefits breast cancer survivors
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture can improve quality of life of breast cancer survivors by alleviating cancer-related fatigue, sleep disturbance and depression ...
Electro-acupuncture improves chemo-associated insomnia
Electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients as well as helping reduce their use of sleep medication ...
Ten weeks of acupuncture improves chemo neuropathy
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
A ten-week course of acupuncture can lead to measurable improvement in symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a British research team ...
Adding acupuncture to radiofrequency treatment improves its effect on lung cancer
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Combining acupuncture with radiofrequency surgery can significantly enhance its clinical effect in non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), Chinese clinicians report ...
Acupuncture reduces chemo neuropathy symptoms
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture alone or delivered alongside other complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) modalities can help reduce neuropathy-related symptoms during chemotherapy treatment of cancer ...
Benefits of acupuncture for joint pain due to breast cancer treatment are long-lasting
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture has long-term benefits for joint pain in women receiving treatment with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) for hormone-sensitive breast cancer ...
Acupuncture improves nerve regeneration in chemo-induced neuropathy
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture can enhance nerve regeneration in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), which is measurable in terms of both subjective reported improvement and objective neurological findings ...
Acupuncture plus rehab improves swallowing after throat cancer surgery
Acupuncture combined with swallowing training can improve swallowing function and quality of life of laryngeal cancer patients experiencing dysphagia after surgery ...
Moxibustion can alleviate fatigue during chemotherapy
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Moxibustion can alleviate cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are undergoing chemotherapy ...
AI-guided electrical acupoint stimulation helps cancer patients treat their fatigue
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), self-administered by patients under the guidance of an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, smartphone-delivered system ...
Electro-acupuncture feasible for cancer insomnia
Electro-acupuncture (EA) may be a feasible treatment for cancer-related insomnia, according to a pilot study from Korea ...
Acupuncture adds benefit to drugs for cancer pain
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Adding acupuncture to routine analgesia is beneficial and feasible for patients with cancer pain ...
Acupuncture promising for chemo-induced neuropathy
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture shows a tendency towards benefit along with a lack of adverse effects in patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), conclude a team of Brazilian researchers ...
Electro-acupuncture reduces side-effects of chemo in gastric cancer
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Electro-acupuncture (EA) shows promise for reducing symptom burden in gastric cancer patients during adjuvant chemotherapy ...
Acupuncture reduces side-effects of breast cancer treatment
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture significantly reduces multiple treatment-related symptoms compared with usual care or waitlist controls among breast cancer survivors ...
Acupuncture can reduce chemo-induced neuropathy symptoms
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture may improve symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and quality of life in cancer survivors with persistent CIPN ...
Acupuncture improves low BDNF levels in cancer survivors with insomnia
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture can increase levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in cancer survivors with insomnia and low baseline BDNF, according to a team of researchers from the USA and Canada ...
TCM treatment can alleviate symptoms in lung cancer patients
Categories: Cancer, Herb research
Comprehensive TCM treatment can alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life (QoL) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, while reducing the adverse effects of chemotherapy ...