Acupuncture for Pain Management for Cancer Pain

If you or a loved one is fighting cancer you already know that the one of biggest hurdles you face during cancer treatment is pain associated with cancer.

Gary Deng, MD, PhD, Ting Bao, MD. And Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE have written “Understanding the Benefits of Acupuncture Treatment for Cancer Pain Management.”

This article they discuss the two types of pain- musculoskeletal symptoms and neuropathy that have acupuncture studies done to show effective pain relief.