Systematic review/meta-analysis of acupuncture for nausea/vomiting induced by highly emetogenic chemotherapy; reported potential benefit but insufficient certainty due to limitations.
Acupuncture / Acupressure
Acupuncture / Acupressure is a recognized supportive integrative therapy used in oncology settings mainly for nausea, pain, neuropathy symptoms, hot flashes, anxiety, dry mouth, and treatment-related quality-of-life support. In cancer care, it should be evaluated by evidence level, intended use, safety, interactions, and whether it is being used as conventional treatment, supportive care, an experimental adjunct, or an alternative claim.
MD Anderson patient education article on symptom-oriented acupuncture during cancer treatment, symptoms addressed, and safety screening.
NCI PDQ overview of acupuncture for people with cancer, including nausea/vomiting, pain, fatigue, hot flashes, xerostomia, neuropathy, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance.
Patient-facing NCI PDQ summary of acupuncture, methods, clinical trials, and clean needle safety for people with cancer.
NCI overview explaining that cancer patients may use CAM to cope with treatment side effects, comfort themselves, or try to treat cancer, and that CAM should be discussed with the care team. Used to frame grounding as supportive rather than curative.
Pooled individual patient data analysis from parallel randomized acupuncture trials in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients with hot flashes.
Multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial comparing true acupuncture, sham acupuncture, and standard oral hygiene for chronic radiation-induced xerostomia after head and neck cancer radiotherapy.
Peer-reviewed expert recommendations for safe acupuncture practice in integrative oncology, including contraindications, cautions, red/amber flags, and adaptation during cancer treatment.
Scoping review of systematic reviews/meta-analyses on acupuncture for cancer pain; noted generally favorable conclusions but methodological/geographic limitations.
Randomized clinical trial of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture or wait-list control for aromatase-inhibitor-related joint pain in breast cancer survivors.
SIO-ASCO guideline on integrative medicine for pain management in oncology; includes acupuncture/acupressure recommendations in cancer pain contexts.
Systematic review/meta-analysis of acupuncture as complementary therapy for cancer-induced bone pain.
Overview of systematic reviews/meta-analysis of acupuncture and moxibustion for cancer-related fatigue.
Pilot pragmatic randomized trial of acupuncture combined with opioids for cancer pain.
Pilot randomized sham-controlled trial of acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients.
Systematic review/meta-analysis of acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia in cancer patients; evidence limited by low quality and bias concerns.
Updated systematic review/meta-analysis of acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue.
Phase 3 randomized clinical trial comparing true acupuncture, sham acupuncture, and standard care for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia during head and neck radiotherapy.
Randomized assessor-blinded wait-list-controlled trial of acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients.
Systematic review/meta-analysis of acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Society for Integrative Oncology breast cancer guideline addressing integrative therapies including acupuncture for symptom support.
Pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial of acupuncture plus enhanced self-care versus enhanced self-care alone for hot flashes in women with breast cancer.
Randomized placebo-controlled trial comparing electroacupuncture, sham acupuncture, gabapentin, and placebo pills for hot flashes in breast cancer survivors.
Review summarizing MSK acupuncture trials for cancer-related symptoms including dyspnea, fatigue, xerostomia, lymphedema, hot flashes, ileus, pain, and post-surgical dysfunction.
Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture versus standard care to prevent xerostomia in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy.
Systematic review/meta-analysis of moxibustion for supportive cancer care; evidence limited and high risk of bias, with some nausea/vomiting findings.
Official Gaeta Institute biography for Dr. Michael Gaeta, covering his clinical background, acupuncture and nutrition education, teaching history, and wholistic health work.