The Effect of Acupuncture in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema (BCRL): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Effect of eight different acupuncture and moxibustion therapies on breast cancer-related lymphedema: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
   Pooled it
2. Influence of acupuncture and moxibustion on gastrointestinal function and adverse events in gastric cancer patients after surgery and chemotherapy: a meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
   Pooled it
3. Study on Risk Factors Related to Intrauterine Adhesion Based on Meta-Analysis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022
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4. Acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy for management of treatment-related symptoms in breast cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA-compliant).Medicine · 2020
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5. Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Integrative cancer therapies
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6. Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Integrative cancer therapies
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7. Effect of Exercise Therapy, Systemic Acupuncture and Silicon Oxide Tablets on Muscular Strength, Lymphedema, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: Randomized Clinical Trial.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025
   Trial
8. Acupuncture Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Pilot Study.Lymphatic research and biology · 2023
   Trial
9. Commonly Prescribed Chronic Pharmacological Medications as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
   Article
10. Acupuncture promotes neurological recovery and regulates lymphatic function after acute inflammatory nerve root injury.Heliyon · 2024
    Article
11. Acupuncture in cancer care: a narrative review.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024
    Review
12. Quality of evidence supporting the role of acupuncture for breast cancer-related lymphoedema: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023
    Review
13. Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Warm Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Related Upper Limb Lymphedema: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2023
    Article
14. The efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for breast cancer lymphedema: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Gland surgery · 2023
    Article
15. Acupuncture for Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2022
    Review
16. Role of integrative medicine in the continuum of care of breast cancer patients in the Indian context.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2021
    Review
17. Acupuncture for COVID-19 patient after ventilator weaning: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020
    Article
18. The effect of acupuncture on the quality of life of patients recovering from COVID-19: A systematic review protocol.Medicine · 2020
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19. Acupuncture versus Various Control Treatments in the Treatment of Migraine: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials from the Past 10 Years.Journal of pain research · 2020
    Review

Corrections and comments

• Erratum issued
  Corrigendum to The Effect of Acupuncture in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema (BCRL): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

Abstract

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