Acupuncture and Joint Pain from Breast Cancer Treatment



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Acupuncture and Joint Pain from Breast Cancer Treatment

Published on May 3, 2014 by Tai Chi Acupuncture & Wellness Center

In a recent study reported in the European Journal of Cancer, Dr. Jun Mao, M.D., MSCE, who is an associate professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, found that acupuncture decreases symptoms of arthralgia -- or joint pain – in breast cancer patients taking aromatase inhibitors, a very common treatment. Compared to control groups receiving no treatment or a “sham” treatment, patients receiving acupuncture reported an average of 43% reduction in pain levels.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/acupuncture-joint-pain-breast-cancer-aromatase-inhibitors_n_4284031.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

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