Acupuncture (PDQ®): Health Professional Version.


Author: PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board

Affiliation: PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board
Conference/Journal: PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet]
Date published: 2018 May 31
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This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the use of acupuncture in the treatment of people with cancer. It is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer patients. It does not provide formal guidelines or recommendations for making health care decisions. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or the National Institutes of Health (NIH).



KEYWORDS:

acupuncture therapy



Sections

Overview

General Information

History

Laboratory/Animal/Preclinical Studies

Human/Clinical Studies

Adverse Effects

Summary of the Evidence for Acupuncture Treatment of Cancer-Related Symptoms

Changes to This Summary (05/31/2018)

About This PDQ Summary

PMID: 26389159

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