您沒聽說過針灸在化療後惡心嘔吐的治療作用？ 臨床試驗在病童中做過。NCI信息見內

您沒聽說過針灸在化療後惡心嘔吐的治療作用？ 臨床試驗在病童中做過。可惜我不記得trial的代號，一下找不到。現代醫學的偉大就是它是海納百川的。evidence based發現有用，就拿過來。

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/acupuncture-pdq

This summary contains the following key information:

• As part of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture has been practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years.
• Acupuncture is defined as the application of stimulation such asneedling, moxibustion, cupping, and acupressure on specific sites of the body known as acupuncture points.
• Acupuncture has been practiced in the United States for about 200 years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the acupuncture needle as a medical device in 1996.
• Acupuncture is used to treat a wide range of illnesses and ailments. Cancer patients use it for pain management, control of nausea and vomiting (N/V), fatigue, hot flashes, xerostomia, neuropathy, anxiety,depression, and sleep disturbance.
• Laboratory and animal studies exploring the mechanisms of acupuncture for cancer treatment have focused mainly on the role of acupuncture in the activation of neurohormonal pathways and immunomodulation.
• The aim of most acupuncture clinical observation and clinical trials in cancer patients has been to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on symptom management.
• The most convincing research data on the effects of acupuncture in cancer patients have emerged from studies of the management of chemotherapy -induced N/V.