A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that acupuncture can be helpful in easing hot flashes in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. "Acupuncture offers patients a safe, effective and durable treatment option for hot flashes, something that affects the majority of breast cancer survivors. Compared to drug therapy, acupuncture actually has benefits, as opposed to more side effects," researcher Eleanor Walker, MD, division director of breast services in the department of radiation oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The women recieved twice weekly acupuncture sessions for 12 weeks. Acupuncture has already been shown to alleviate hot flashes in menopausal women, but this is the first study conducted on women undergoing chemotherapy from breast cancer.
In terms of Chinese Medical theory, this makes sense to me because chemotherapy has a heating nature, killing cancer cells as well as healthy cells. The acupuncture points used have a focus of reducing heat and promoting the body's fluid production, which in turn helps to cool the body.
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