Does acupuncture influence the vasomotor symptoms experienced by breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen?
Acupuncture Med. 2000;18:28. This is an abstract of a paper presented in April 1998. Fifty patients at a breast cancer clinic were surveyed. With tamoxifen therapy, 72% had vasomotor symptoms. LI 4, LR 3, PC 6, ST 36, and SP 6 were needled and symptom changes were noted by 3 outcome criteria using a 4-point scale. Nineteen of 21 remaining in the study responded satisfactorily. 4. Qi-cai W. Prohibition of acupuncture during menstruation. Int J Clin Acupuncture. 2000;11:319-320. Menstrual disorders can follow acupuncture treatment during menstruation. Some points increase pelvic congestion and uterus contraction (such as LI 4, SP 6, BL 31-34, GB 21) and are especially contraindicated. LR 3, BL 60, and 67 can cause uterine contraction. A Shanghai Hospital found that stimulation of ST 25 caused uterine bleeding in 80% of cancer patients. Menstrual disorders caused by acupuncture can also be countered with acupuncture, using RN 4, BL 17, SP 6, and ST 36. A number of adjunct points for varie
