Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York, USA.
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2010 Dec;11(3-4):87-94. doi: 10.1007/s11864-010-0131-3.
Acupuncture, the insertion of sterile needles into acupuncture points of traditional meridians on the body, is a common and effective treatment for a number of supportive care issues in oncology including acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. In the Integrative Oncology setting, acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine have become more visible and many oncology clinics, academic health centers and comprehensive cancer centers recommend and administer acupuncture treatment. Continued basic studies on the physiologic mechanisms of acupuncture and recent clinical trials of acupuncture for cancer patients are enhancing our knowledge and informing our guidelines. While debates on methodological problems confronting the study of acupuncture remain, the most recent research demonstrates that acupuncture is safe, tolerable and effective for a range of side effects resulting from conventional cancer treatments.
针刺，即将无菌针插入身体传统经络的穴位中，是肿瘤学中许多支持性护理问题的常见且有效的治疗方法，包括急性化疗引起的恶心和呕吐。在肿瘤整合医学领域，针刺和传统东方医学已经变得更加明显，许多肿瘤学诊所、学术医疗中心和综合癌症中心都推荐和管理针刺治疗。对针刺生理机制的持续基础研究以及最近对癌症患者进行的针刺临床试验正在增强我们的知识并为我们的指南提供信息。虽然关于针刺研究面临的方法学问题的争论仍然存在，但最近的研究表明，针刺对于常规癌症治疗引起的一系列副作用是安全、可耐受和有效的。
