Today, there are enough well conducted phase 3 trials of acupuncture showing benefits for multiple symptoms-not just arthralgias, but also fatigue and hot flashes-and physicians are starting to realize that this is an actual therapy we can offer to patients to help them," said Julie Nangia, MD, an assistant professor and director of the Breast Cancer Prevention and High Risk Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine. (medscape.com)
Symptoms4
Pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients and often has a negative impact on patients' functional status and quality of life. (tri-kobe.org)
Acupuncture has increasingly been used to address a variety of symptoms in patients with cancer. (lidsen.com)
Over the recent decades, acupuncture has been recognized and increasingly been used as a non-pharmacological intervention for variety of cancer-associated symptoms in the United States. (lidsen.com)
Most recently, another phase 3 trial, Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) S1200, has shown that acupuncture is a viable alternative to medication to relieve symptoms related to cancer and cancer treatment-in this case, joint pain associated with aromatase inhibitors. (medscape.com)
Acupuncture4
Here we present a case to illustrate the use of acupuncture in a 35-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer who presented to the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine (CEWM) with physical and psychological symptom clusters of insomnia, anxiety, and joint pain. (lidsen.com)
Jun J. Mao, MD, chief of the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and a licensed acupuncturist, and colleagues recently performed a systematic review of 45 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center websites and found that 89% of those websites in 2016 provided information about acupuncture, among other integrative medicine modalities-up from 59% in 2009, a 30% increase. (medscape.com)
In the S1200 study, presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and reported by Medscape Medical News , acupuncture significantly reduced joint pain related to aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer compared with placebo (sham acupuncture) or no treatment. (medscape.com)
Mao, at MSKCC, also said that oncologists can ask whether their cancer patients use acupuncture for pain as a way of locating acupuncturists in the area. (medscape.com)
Patients4
It is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer patients. (tri-kobe.org)
Patients with cancer or noncancer pain requiring chronic therapy are monitored closely to optimize treatment and to minimize the likelihood of complications of opioid use, including misuse or abuse. (tri-kobe.org)
[ 3 ] Pain is commonly experienced by cancer patients. (tri-kobe.org)
Oncologists interested in finding an acupuncturist for their patients can start by looking in their own institutions, said Dawn Hershman, MD, a professor of medicine and epidemiology and leader of the Breast Cancer Program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, and senior author of the S1200 study. (medscape.com)
Treatment1
This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the pathophysiology and treatment of pain. (tri-kobe.org)
Study1
One study demonstrated that improper use, storage, and disposal are common among cancer outpatients. (tri-kobe.org)
Management1
The goal of the following summary is to provide evidence-based, up-to-date, and practical information on the management of cancer pain. (tri-kobe.org)
Adjuvant aromatase inhibitor2
We performed a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women with stage 0 to III breast cancer receiving adjuvant aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy. (nih.gov)
1. Randomized phase II placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of topical pure emu oil for joint pain related to adjuvant aromatase inhibitor use in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer: JUST (Joints Under Study). (nih.gov)
Inhibitor-associated7
Aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia (AIAA) is a common and often debilitating symptom in breast cancer survivors. (nih.gov)
5. Phase II study of glucosamine with chondroitin on aromatase inhibitor-associated joint symptoms in women with breast cancer. (nih.gov)
6. Randomized, blinded trial of vitamin D3 for treating aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal symptoms (AIMSS). (nih.gov)
7. Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Duloxetine Versus Placebo for Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgias in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: SWOG S1202. (nih.gov)
8. Randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial of acupuncture for the management of aromatase inhibitor-associated joint symptoms in women with early-stage breast cancer. (nih.gov)
12. A qualitative exploration of the impact of yoga on breast cancer survivors with aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgias. (nih.gov)
13. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home-Based Walking Program to Reduce Moderate to Severe Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgia in Breast Cancer Survivors. (nih.gov)
Postmenopausal women1
4. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of testosterone for treatment of postmenopausal women with aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgias: Alliance study A221102. (nih.gov)
Therapy1
15. Acupuncture for treatment of arthralgia secondary to aromatase inhibitor therapy in women with early breast cancer: pilot study. (nih.gov)