Best Uses of Acupuncture in Cancer Care

Acupuncture, when administered safely by a licensed professional, is a tool to help manage many common challenges that people with cancer face during treatment. However, some benefits of acupuncture have been overstated or are simply not well understood. Here’s what the research says about the side effects and issues that acupuncture is most effective at addressing.

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How Acupuncture Helps Recovery After Cancer Surgery

Acupuncture has been consistently shown to help reduce cancer-related pain and recent studies show that acupuncture may have many benefits for various kinds of cancer surgery including reducing pain after surgery, speeding up recovery after surgery, and reducing post-surgical complications or side effects. Explore our summary of the latest research on acupuncture to support recovery from cancer surgery.

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Acupressure for Cancer Side Effect Management Webinar

In this hands-on webinar, Erlene Chiang, DAOM, Dip. OM, L.Ac., licensed acupuncturist with 41 years of clinical experience and over 25 years specializing in cancer care, teaches accessible acupressure techniques that patients, caregivers, and loved ones can use at home to manage common treatment side effects.

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How to Eat Based on Your Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Webinar

In this engaging and practical webinar, Erlene Chiang, DAOM, Dip. OM, L.Ac., licensed acupuncturist with decades of clinical experience, shares foundational principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and how understanding your body’s constitution can support wellness during and beyond cancer.

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