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ReviewJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2013

Integrating acupuncture into cancer care.

Tsai-Ju Chien, Chia-Yu Liu, Chung-Hua Hsu

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Review in Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy for Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018
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  4. Acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017
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  11. Group versus Individual Acupuncture (AP) for Cancer Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tsai-Ju ChienInstitute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hemato-Oncology, Branch of Zhong-xing, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Yu LiuInstitute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Branch of Linsen and Chinese Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Taiwan International Traditional Chinese Medicine Training Center, Taiwan.
Chung-Hua HsuInstitute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Branch of Linsen and Chinese Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Taiwan International Traditional Chinese Medicine Training Center, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncology acupuncture has become a new and promising field of research because more and more cancer patients have sought non-pharmacological alternatives for symptom management. While different mechanisms have been proposed to explain its efficacy, including theories of the neural system, endocrine cytokine or immunological regulation, its eventual role has become that of alleviating the side effects induced by chemotherapy or radiotherapy. In this paper, we have reviewed the related articles focusing on acupuncture mechanisms and applications in cancer care to provide a quick sketch of acupuncture in cancer care. A detailed search was performed to identify the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews on acupuncture in oncology, using PUBMED and Cochrane. The search terms included: Acupuncture, acupressure, and cancer. Additional terms were used to target specific symptoms (i.e., breast cancer, hot flash, xerostomia, nausea, vomiting, cancer pain, insomnia, fatigue). Two authors independently extracted data for analysis and review. Ultimately, 25 articles underwent full-text review. Recent trials made efforts in studying (a) hot flashes in breast cancer, (b) xerostomia induced by radiotherapy in head and neck cancer, (c) nausea and vomiting post-chemotherapy, (d) cancer pain, and (e) fatigue and insomnia in cancer patients. Controversial results for acupuncture application in cancer care appeared in different categories, but a trend emerged that acupuncture can palliate cancer-related symptoms. The research to date certainly offers us a valid complementary therapy in treating cancer-related symptoms. Meanwhile, practical strategies with safe measures for enhancing the efficacy are needed in further interventions, as well as continuing research with a validated methodology.

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AcupunctureCancerOncology

Identifiers

PMID24716183
PMCPMC3925001
OpenAlexW2005242280

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