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Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang reduces cancer survivors' fatigue
Categories: Cancer
In a collaborative study between Chinese and US cancer centres, the Chinese formula Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang (RSYRT, ‘Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi’) has been found to significantly reduce severe fatigue in cancer patients ...
Acupuncture reduces pain and other symptoms in cancer sufferers
Categories: Cancer
Acupuncture appears to be effective for reducing pain and other symptoms in cancer patients, according to an open clinical trial carried out by clinicians in the USA ...
Acupuncture better than drugs for breast cancer hot flushes
Categories: Cancer
Researchers from the USA suggest that electro-acupuncture (EA) may be more effective, and result in fewer adverse effects, than the drug gabapentin (GP) for managing hot flushes in breast cancer survivors ...
Ginseng formula helps with post-cancer fatigue
A herbal formula containing Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) may improve fatigue in cancer survivors, investigators from China report ...
Tai chi helps with pain, mobility and sleep problems in cancer survivors
Tai chi qigong (TCQ) could be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for managing head, neck and shoulder impairments in survivors of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Conventional treatments for NPC often result in trismus (lockjaw) and chronic neck and shoulder hypomobility, which can lead to sleep problems. Fifty-two NPC survivors participated in the study, which was carried out by a Hong Kon ...
Acupuncture improves immunity in chemo patients
Categories: Cancer
Acupuncture and moxibustion may stimulate anti-cancer immunity, protect bone marrow cells and minimise drug side-effects in colon cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to a pilot study carried out in Portugal ...
Electro-acupuncture helps with side effects of breast cancer drugs
Categories: Cancer
American researchers have found that electro-acupuncture (EA) can produce significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety and depression in women experiencing joint pain related to treatment with aromatase inhibitors (AIs).
Qigong fights fatigue in prostate cancer survivors
Taking part in a 12-week qigong intervention has significant benefits for prostate cancer survivors, a US study has found.
Acupuncture for palliative care in cancer patients
Categories: Cancer
A systematic review from China suggests that acupuncture is promising as a palliative care treatment for cancer patients.
Electro-acupuncture is effective for pancreatic cancer pain
Categories: Cancer
A study from China has concluded that electro-acupuncture (EA) is an effective treatment for relieving pain caused by pancreatic cancer.
Electro-acupuncture and sham both outperform usual care for pain from cancer drug
Categories: Cancer
American researchers have found that acupuncture produces clinically important and durable improvement in arthralgia in breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors (AIs).
Dietary compound kills cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Diet research
Apigenin, a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables, could be behind the anti-cancer effects of the Mediterranean diet, according to researchers from the USA. The compound, which is most abundant in chamomile tea, parsley and celery, was shown to be able to switch on the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cultured breast cancer cells. The researchers also showed that apigenin binds w ...
Qigong reduces cancer therapy side effects
A pilot study carried out in Hong Kong suggests that qigong could reduce cancer therapy side effects such as upper limb lymphoedema and poor circulation in survivors of breast cancer.
Qigong improves quality of life during radiation therapy
Researchers from the US have found that qigong practice can reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer. Ninety-six women with breast cancer were randomised to a qigong group or a waitlist control group. Women in the qigong group attended five 40-minute classes each week during their five-to-six week course of radiation therapy. Patient ...
Acupuncture for cancer pain
Categories: Cancer, Miscellaneous
A review of the evidence for the use of acupuncture for cancer pain has found that it is beneficial.
NADA acupuncture promising for breast cancer hot flushes
Categories: Cancer
An observational study carried out by a research team from the UK suggests that the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) five-point ear acupuncture protocol may offer a simple non-pharmacological method for managing breast-cancer tr ...
Acupuncture reduces arm circumference in women with lymphoedema
Categories: Cancer
Acupuncture may help reduce arm circumference in women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), according to an American pilot study.
Poor oral hygiene linked with cancer
Categories: Cancer, Lifestyle research
A study from Scandinavia has found a direct link between poor oral hygiene and cancer. People with the highest amount of dental plaque were nearly twice as likely to have cancer; in women, it was most likely to be breast cancer.
Propolis can halt spread of prostate cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Male disorders
An extract of bee propolis (Feng Jiao) can slow the growth of prostate cancer tumours, American researchers have discovered.
Tai chi improves immunity in lung cancer survivors
Chinese researchers have concluded that tai chi may be able to improve immune status in lung cancer survivors, and thereby potentially help to prevent tumour recurrence.
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