Acupuncture can Help Patients who have Cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology endorses the use of acupuncture for adjunct treatment to decrease pain in cancer patients. There are many studies proving the efficacy of acupuncture for pain relief.
Acupuncture helps decrease cancer treatment side effects
Improving Quality of Life
Integrative medicine is important adjunct treatment for people who have cancer. it improves outcomes by decreasing symptoms of side effects, enhancing physical, mental and emotional wellness and improving quality of life. It works to support your own healing ability.
How can acupuncture help?
Cancer is not one disease, it is many diseases that affects the whole body. Treatments for cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiation, can be useful to eradicate cancer but do leave behind side effects for months and even years. Acupuncture can help to reduce:
· Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, dry mouth
· Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
· Cancer-related pain
· Cancer -related fatigue
· Cancer-related hot flushes
· Cancer related constipation and diarrhea
· Symptoms of “Chemo Brain”
· Support for the nervous system for relaxation and sleep, to decrease anxiety and depression
How does it work?
Acupuncture is a treatment that stimulates your own healing ability. It is thought that treatments support the nervous system in releasing brain chemicals, such as endorphins, to help alleviate mood and decrease pain. Acupuncture stimulates blood flow, reduces inflammation and helps balance gastrointestinal function.
Not just acupuncture
We also use other modalities such as ear seeds, heat lamps, gua sha, cupping, acupressure, electro- acupuncture, cold laser and craniosacral therapy. We additionally offer other therapies in our clinic such as ear ozone therapy, biofeedback via the Scenar device, trigger point injections and nutrition.
About your acupuncturist Dr. Preeta
Dr. Preeta specializes in oncology acupuncture. She had her training with Sloan Memorial Kettering Cancer Center, which has a conventional approach as well as an integrative approach to treating people with cancer, with a focus on acupuncture. She had her acupuncture training with Middle Way Acupuncture Institute in Mt. Vernon, Washington. She is also a naturopathic physician who has been in practice since 1998, specializing in hormone replacement therapy.
Making an appointment
You must be under the care of an oncologist. If not, please be aware that this is adjunct treatment for cancer care, not treating the cancer itself per se.
For appointments, please call our front desk at 360 878 8735. You can also click here to go to the appointments page.