Breast cancer is the most general cause of cancer in women. It is found that breast cancer is the second most general cause of cancer death in women. Though the cause of breast cancer is unknown, genetic and-or hormonal factors are considered as the primary causes for breast cancer.
Acupuncture care for breast cancer patients during chemotherapy, a feasibility study. Acupuncture treatment in gastrointestinal diseases, a systematic review. A randomized controlled clinical audition of auricular acupuncture in smoking cessation. Harris said that suggests that acupuncture appears to make the body more responsive to opioid painkillers. So if acupuncture treatments enhance those chemicals ability to find a receptor to bind to, these natural painkillers work better as well.
Further Readings
100 Questions and Answers About Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer, Lillie Shockney, Gary R. Shapiro, 2008
100 Questions and Answers About Breast Cancer, Zora K. Brown, Karl Boatman, 2008
A review of the Department of Defense’s program for breast cancer research, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Department of Defense’s Breast Cancer Research Program, 1997
External Links
BreastBreast Cancer Society
Breast Cancer Support
Brides Against Breast Cancer
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