07 Mar

Soy foods help breast cancer patient

Eating Soy Tied to Reduced Breast Cancer Death Risk. Soy foods are not detrimental to — and may even be beneficial for — women with breast cancer, according to a new study published online today in Cancer. A recent research has clarified the long misconception among OBGyn and fertility professionals. Previous scientific study on soy has […]

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23 Mar

Acupuncture can relieve pain, nausea after chemotherapy

The effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting has been studied over the past 20 years, and clinical evidence gathered to date has been favorable. CNN: When Titi Ariyo was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, her doctors put her on a treatment that caused her to have some serious side effects. “I had […]

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29 Jul

Cancer Support: Questions on Acupuncture

 What is the history of the discovery and use of acupuncture as a complementary and alternative treatment for cancer? The oldest medical book known, written in China 4000 years ago, describes the use of acupuncture to treat medical problems. The use of the treatment spread to other Asian countries and to other regions of the […]

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29 Jul

Breast Cancer Patients: Acupuncture Offers Relief

By TARA PARKER-POPE Treatments for breast cancer can lead to unpleasant side effects for most women, including hot flashes, sweating and lack of energy. Now, new research suggests relief can come from an unconventional therapy — acupuncture. Research from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented this week at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology […]

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