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If your oncologist can not provide a referral, a patient should find a naturopathic clinic or Traditional Chinese medicine clinic that specializes in oncological care. Deshko recommends patients make sure oncologist offices share any important medical records with the acupuncturist before treatment. Respect and empathy can change an experience from awkward or uncomfortable into one that is beneficial. “Too often, the cancer experience for patients feels impersonal or disempowering,” says Chee. “Often a little extra kindness can go a long way for a patient in an overwhelming situation.”
If your oncologist can not provide a referral, a patient should find a naturopathic clinic or Traditional Chinese medicine clinic that specializes in oncological care. Deshko recommends patients make sure oncologist offices share any important medical records with the acupuncturist before treatment. Respect and empathy can change an experience from awkward or uncomfortable into one that is beneficial. “Too often, the cancer experience for patients feels impersonal or disempowering,” says Chee. “Often a little extra kindness can go a long way for a patient in an overwhelming situation.”
It has also been used as symptom relief for depression and anxiety. A 2015 report in the journal Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU) found 15 to 25 percent of [cancer] patients will report depression (a rate that is at least four times greater than that of the general population) and 10 to 30 percent will experience an anxiety disorder. According to the Hematology/Oncology report, “massage combined with acupuncture in post-operative cancer patients can improve the depressive mood of these patients when used in conjunction with usual care.”
Practitioners may also look out for rare risks that might occur if patients suffer from bleeding disorders or are taking blood thinners. “One large study found only 43 minor adverse events associated with 34, [and] 407 treatments with no serious adverse events reported,” says the Hematology/Oncology report.
If your oncologist can not provide a referral, a patient should find a naturopathic clinic or Traditional Chinese medicine clinic that specializes in oncological care. Deshko recommends patients make sure oncologist offices share any important medical records with the acupuncturist before treatment. Respect and empathy can change an experience from awkward or uncomfortable into one that is beneficial. “Too often, the cancer experience for patients feels impersonal or disempowering,” says Chee. “Often a little extra kindness can go a long way for a patient in an overwhelming situation.”
Practitioners may also look out for rare risks that might occur if patients suffer from bleeding disorders or are taking blood thinners. “One large study found only 43 minor adverse events associated with 34, [and] 407 treatments with no serious adverse events reported,” says the Hematology/Oncology report.
It has also been used as symptom relief for depression and anxiety. A 2015 report in the journal Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU) found 15 to 25 percent of [cancer] patients will report depression (a rate that is at least four times greater than that of the general population) and 10 to 30 percent will experience an anxiety disorder. According to the Hematology/Oncology report, “massage combined with acupuncture in post-operative cancer patients can improve the depressive mood of these patients when used in conjunction with usual care.”
Practitioners may also look out for rare risks that might occur if patients suffer from bleeding disorders or are taking blood thinners. “One large study found only 43 minor adverse events associated with 34, [and] 407 treatments with no serious adverse events reported,” says the Hematology/Oncology report.
