Does acupuncture work?

Many people feel better for having a course of acupuncture and report a long term improvement in their symptoms. This is not the same as providing evidence that acupuncture is effective. Research in acupuncture has been made complicated by many assumptions about what it is and how to test whether it works. A good example…

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Supportive Care in Cancer

Acupuncture is well researched in this arena and seems to offer benefit that many people value. Most research has been conducted for people after treatment has ended for the problems that may continue to plague them, most especially cancer-related fatigue. Research is often confined to measuring specific problems such as hot flushes and night-sweats, cancer-related…

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