Effectiveness of Acupuncture After Breast Cancer Treatment

The researchers of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found acupuncture to be highly effective in controlling hot flashes in breast cancer patients who are treated with estrogen-suppressing therapies.

Breast cancer patients commonly experience symptoms like hot flashes after treatments that suppress female hormone estrogen. Theoretically, hormone replacement therapy might be used to reduce these symptoms. But estrogen increases the risk of cancer recurrence which is not a viable option. The Journal of Clinical Oncology published the relevant study results.

An associate professor of the department of community health and family medicine, Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE, stated …read more