The efficacy of acupoint stimulation for the management of therapy-related adverse events in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-267

  Chao, Li Fen ^a,b   Zhang, Anthony Lin ^c   Liu, Hsueh Erh ^a   Cheng, Ming Huei ^a   Lam, Hung Bun ^d   Lo, Sing Kai ^e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Adverse event; Breast cancer; Critical appraisal; Evidence based Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

ACUPOINT STIMULATION; ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTHRALGIA; BREAST CANCER; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHEDEMA; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; NAUSEA; PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 70350236494     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-009-0533-8     Document Type: Review

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