A lady rang me yesterday to say that she has inoperable breast cancer and asked if acupuncture can help. I said that with the disease at such a late stage, acupuncture can certainly help but it won't be a cure.
I explained that I always recommend having acupuncture to help minimise the side effects of chemotherapy and other conventional therapy, such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain, hot flushes, night sweats, and pain and numbness in the arms and legs. The nasty side effects make it hard for many patients to continue with their therapy, and having acupuncture helps ensure they finish their course of conventional treatment.
It turns out that this lady was offered chemotherapy last year but she refused because she was afraid of the side effects. I wish she had rang me when she was first diagnosed.
I explained that I always recommend having acupuncture to help minimise the side effects of chemotherapy and other conventional therapy, such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain, hot flushes, night sweats, and pain and numbness in the arms and legs. The nasty side effects make it hard for many patients to continue with their therapy, and having acupuncture helps ensure they finish their course of conventional treatment.
It turns out that this lady was offered chemotherapy last year but she refused because she was afraid of the side effects. I wish she had rang me when she was first diagnosed.
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