Acupuncture for hot flashes in prostate cancer patients

Hayes, Meg; Katovic, Nina; Donovan, Deirdre; Emmons, Sandra L.; Benavides, M.; Montalto, Michelle A.; Ryan, C. W.; Liu, G.; Beer, Tomasz M.

doi:10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.8160

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“…There is increasing evidence for its effect on vasomotor symptoms in non-cancer patients, [47][48][49] and cancer patients. [50][51][52][53][54][55][56] It is effective for patients troubled by xerostomia, [57][58][59] including those who have had radiotherapy and whose symptoms are not improved by pilocarpine.…”

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Guidelines for Providing Acupuncture Treatment for Cancer Patients – a Peer-Reviewed Sample Policy Document

Filshie

Hester

2006

Acupunct Med

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Clinical guidelines are statements that have been systematically developed and which aim to assist clinicians in making decisions about treatment for specific conditions, and promote best practice. They are linked to evidence and are meant to facilitate good medical practice. We are not aware of any guidelines for the safe practice of acupuncture in a conventional healthcare setting, yet they are necessary as acupuncture may be performed in a variety of settings and by a variety of healthcare professionals: doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, and non medically trained practitioners. These guidelines were developed for use in cancer patients, mainly for pain but also for some non-pain indications such as hot flushes. They are presented here as a template for other acupuncturists who are requested to provide policies for acupuncture treatment for cancer patients.This article includes a general review of the evidence on mechanisms, effectiveness and safety of acupuncture that is intended to be used in conjunction with the guidelines; and the guidelines themselves. An appendix includes instructions for self acupuncture. The guidelines contain sections on roles and responsibilities, criteria for acupuncture practice, indications for acupuncture, contraindications and cautions, acupuncture treatment, and review and audit. These guidelines set basic, minimum standards of care, and need reassessment and ongoing validation as further data and evidence accumulate.

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Guidelines for Providing Acupuncture Treatment for Cancer Patients – a Peer-Reviewed Sample Policy Document

Filshie

Hester

2006

Acupunct Med

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“…The key data are summarised in Table 1 [3,5,[13][14][15][16]. The included six studies comprised one RCT [13] and five UOSs [3,5,[14][15][16].…”

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“…The key data are summarised in Table 1 [3,5,[13][14][15][16]. The included six studies comprised one RCT [13] and five UOSs [3,5,[14][15][16]. Two trials originated from Sweden [13,14], three trials were conducted in the USA [3,5,16], and one trial was from the UK [15].…”

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“…The included six studies comprised one RCT [13] and five UOSs [3,5,[14][15][16]. Two trials originated from Sweden [13,14], three trials were conducted in the USA [3,5,16], and one trial was from the UK [15]. Two trials [13,14] selected acupuncture points according to previous reports, which tested the effects of acupuncture on menopausal hot flushes based on the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association recommendations, which involve the insertion of 0.2G sterile disposable needles in five points on the external ear bilaterally [15].…”

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“…Two trials [13,14] selected acupuncture points according to previous reports, which tested the effects of acupuncture on menopausal hot flushes based on the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association recommendations, which involve the insertion of 0.2G sterile disposable needles in five points on the external ear bilaterally [15]. Two trials [13,14] included PC patients with castration, and the other studies [3,5,15,16] included PC patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy or hormone therapies, including luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.…”

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confidence: 99%

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