Acupuncture Eases Hot Flashes Due To Breast Cancer Chemo - Even When It's Not Acupuncture
Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 14:10
in Health & Medicine
Sometimes you just have to believe.Acupuncture has proven to be as effective in a small study, though it isn't actually being done. When it comes to hot flashes due to breast cancer treatment, even skin pricks used to simulate acupuncture needle sticks might be enough to generate natural chemicals that improve symptoms. The results were that both real and sham weekly acupuncture treatments eased hot flashes and other side effects of anticancer drug treatment, according to the small, preliminary study of breast cancer patients. read more