
This package includes 15 acupuncture appointments. Acupuncture can be a great complementary therapy to support your mind and body as you go through cancer treatments. Acupuncture can help calm your mind, boost your energy, support surgical healing, reduce pain and peripheral neuropathy, and ease nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and hot flashes associated with your course of care.
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According to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, benefits of acupuncture include helping with some side effects of cancer treatment such as:
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Nausea
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Vomiting
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Hot flashes
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Trouble breathing
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Fatigue (feeling very tired or having less energy than usual)
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Pain
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Anxiety (strong feelings of worry or fear)
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Dry mouth
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Nerve problems, such as:
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). CIPN is a nerve problem caused by chemotherapy and other drugs used to treat cancer
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Sciatica (nerve pain in your lower back)
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Other neuropathic (nerve) pain
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Joint disorders, such as osteoarthritis