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Effects of Acupuncture on Leucopenia, Neutropenia, NK, and B Cells in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Pais, Irene
Correia, Nuno
Pimentel, Isabel
Teles, Maria José
Neves, Esmeralda
Vasconcelos, Júlia
Guimarães, Judite
Azevedo, Nancy
Moreira Pinto, António
Machado, Jorge
Efferth, Thomas
Greten, Henry Johannes
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chemotherapy is one of most significant therapeutic approaches to cancer.
Immune system functional state is considered a major prognostic and predictive impact on the success of chemotherapy and it has an important role on patients’ psychoemotional state and quality of life.
In Chinese medicine, chemotherapy is understood as “toxic cold” that may induce a progressive hypofunctional state of immune system, thus compromising the fast recovery of immunity during chemotherapy.
In this study, we performed a standardized acupuncture and moxibustion protocol to enhance immunity in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to assess if the improvement of immunity status correlates with a better psychoemotional state and quality of life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pais, Irene& Correia, Nuno& Pimentel, Isabel& Teles, Maria José& Neves, Esmeralda& Vasconcelos, Júlia…[et al.]. 2014. Effects of Acupuncture on Leucopenia, Neutropenia, NK, and B Cells in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018245
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pais, Irene…[et al.]. Effects of Acupuncture on Leucopenia, Neutropenia, NK, and B Cells in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018245
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pais, Irene& Correia, Nuno& Pimentel, Isabel& Teles, Maria José& Neves, Esmeralda& Vasconcelos, Júlia…[et al.]. Effects of Acupuncture on Leucopenia, Neutropenia, NK, and B Cells in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018245
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018245