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Chemotherapy Side Effects: Acupuncture Reduces Infection Risk
Cancer treatment with chemotherapy results in many unwanted and dangerous side effects. In numerous studies acupuncture has been shown to effectively and rapidly increase levels of white blood cells, thus boosting immunity and reducing risk of infections.
Acupuncture Prevents Radiation Side Effect in Cancer Patients
When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia (dry mouth), according to new research
Advanced Ovarian Cancer | A Personal Story of Health and Survival
I was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer in July 2009. I am forever grateful for the compassionate, caring and in depth knowledge that she continues to impart; I am indebted to Dr. Chilkov and am so appreciative to have her in my life and on my team.
Relief from Chemotherapy Therapy Side Effects: Natural Medicine
For many cancer patients, finding ways to manage the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation and hormonal treatments is a great challenge. Most patients do not want to take more drugs and are looking for safe, health promoting solutions from Natural Medicine. Letʼs look at a few of the most common side effects and how we manage them with natural medicine:
Cancer, Stress and Depression | A Difficult Journey
Are stress and depression related to cancer? The reason could possibly have to do with the way stress and depression affects the immune system.
Acupuncture Relieves Anxiety Before Surgery
Who is calm and relaxed before surgery? I don’t know too many patients who are not anxious before surgery. Patients participating in a study in China who received acupuncture prior to surgery reported a greater than 50% decrease in their anxiety.
Acupuncture Relieves Joint Pain Caused By Breast Cancer Treatments
Among the women treated with true acupuncture, findings demonstrated that they experienced significant improvement in joint pain and stiffness over the course of the study. Pain severity declined, and overall physical well-being improved. Additionally, 20 percent of the patients who had reported taking pain relief medications reported that they no longer needed to take these medications following acupuncture treatment.
Acupuncture Relieves Fatigue in Cancer Patients
A large study involving over 13,000 patients experiencing chemotherapy related fatigue showed a 31.3% improvement after receiving acupuncture treatment.
Cancer patients looking for alternative cancer treatments to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy can turn to acupuncture for relief of fatigue.
EIGHT WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY, PREVENT and SURVIVE CANCER
Take control of your health, PREVENT CANCER and PROMOTE CANCER SURVIVAL. Take these to CREATE and SUSTAIN HEALTH. Over half of all serious disease in the United States could be prevented if people adopted healthier lifestyles. By following these eight recommendations, you can lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and diabetes. Before you know it, you’ll also have more energy and get a boost to your mood.
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