acupuncture

Can an Ancient Healing System practiced for thousands of years be useful in the modern cancer care setting? The National Cancer Institute says YES!   Acupuncture has demonstrated benefit to cancer patients in the following...

It is well known that smoking cigarettes  leads to an increase in lung cancer and oral cancers.  Recent research has now shown that nicotineitself is linked specifically to breast cancer. In a recent study published...

Study Shows Link Between Antibiotic < Use and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer This study was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. According to the National Cancer Institute: The study concluded...

I came across a great post today which discusses the ever widening use of acupuncture for cancer patients both during treatment to manage side effects and improve quality of life and after cancer treatment to...

This is a great article on the MOST BASIC lifestyle choices that have the BIGGEST IMPACT on Cancer Prevention…and Cancer Survival. The original article can be found on the Siteman Cancer Center website This site...

Fatigue is one of the most common side effects experienced by cancer patients who have been treated with chemotherapy. Fatigue may occur both during chemotherapy treatment and may also persist for months after treatment has been...

Many breast cancer patients suffer mild to severe joint pain as a common side effect of drug treatments that block estrogen. These drugs, primarily aromatase inhibitors, are used in women with breast cancer cells showing hormonal receptors for estrogen...

Who is calm and relaxed before surgery? I don’t know too many patients who are not anxious before surgery. Patients participating in a study in China who received acupuncture prior to surgery reported a greater...

Here is an excerpt from a wonderful series of articles on navigating the cancer journey with more support, resources and perspective. Dr. Joseph Nowinski, PhD, cancer psychologist, talks about using complementary therapies (I prefer the term...

For many cancer patients, finding ways to manage the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation and hormonal treatments is a great challenge. Most patients do not want to take more drugs and are looking for safe, health...

Image via Wikipedia From one of my patients: I was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer.  After the initial shock, I got busy putting together an amazing team of practitioners to get me through this...

Acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced chronic dry mouth, study finds When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia (dry mouth),...