Open AccessAcupuncture for hot flashes in women with breast cancer: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Yu-Pei Chen,
Tong Liu,
Yuanyuan Peng,
Yanping Wang,
Huan Chen,
Yi-Fan Fan,
Li Zhang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.172716
Subject(s) - acupuncture , medicine , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , breast cancer , medline , physical therapy , web of science , systematic review , alternative medicine , traditional medicine , cancer , pathology , political science , law
Acupuncture is applied worldwide in treating hot flashes (HFs), which may be a common complication experienced by women with breast cancer (BC). Although researches associated with the effect of acupuncture for HFs have been done by many people, there is a lack of comprehensive evaluation of the effect of this therapy.