Study finds acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced chronic dry mouth

Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

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, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center.

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