Acupuncture and Moxibustion as an Evidence-based Therapy for Cancer
Cancer is one of the leading killers in the world and the incidence is increasing, but most cancer patients and cancer survivors suffer much from the disease and its conventional treatments’ side effects. In the past, clinical data showed that some comple
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Acupuncture and Moxibustion as an Evidencebased Therapy for Cancer
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Editor William C. S. Cho Queen Elizabeth Hospital Department of Clinical Oncology Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
ISSN 2211-0534 ISSN 2211-0542 (Electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-4832-3 ISBN 978-94-007-4833-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4833-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2012947032 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
In the recent decade, numerous experimental and clinical works investigating the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for cancer care have been published in medical journals, together with oceans of online articles. Although there is a lot of information on acupuncture and moxibustion, the scientific and medical communities are thrust for up-to-date and systematic sources that are supported by concrete laboratory evidences or clinical trials. Subsequent to our previous volumes entitled Evidence-based Anticancer Materia Medica and Materia Medica for Various Cancers, this volume steps up to gather leading oncologists, physicians and scientists in the field to discuss the application of acupuncture and moxibustion for the management of cancer. This book consists of fifteen chapters which address a range of important aspects that will impact on the application of acupuncture and moxibustion. An overview of the safety and side effects of acupuncture and moxibustion for cancer care are also covered. In addition, the integration of acupuncture with Western medicine in cancer treatment and recent clinical trials are included as well. This specialized volume delivers evidence-based information about acupuncture and moxibustion for cancer care that would be helpful to both medical professionals and cancer patients. William C. S. Cho
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Contents
1 An Overview of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Cancer Care . . . . . Tae-Young Choi, Myeong Soo Lee and Edzard Ernst 2
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The Mechanistic Studies of Acupuncture and Moxibustion . . . . . . . . . . Jaung-Geng Lin and Yi-Hung Chen
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3 Acupuncture for Cancer Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carole A. Paley and Mark I. Johnson
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4 Acupuncture for the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Cancer Patients . . . Francesco C. Peluso, Paul R. Graves and Hani Ashamalla
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5 Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Cancer-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . Raimond K. Wong and Stephen M. Sagar
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