Korman D B
Vopr Onkol. 2014;60(5):540-7.
Among means of alternative and complementary therapy for cancer, acupuncture holds a special place. This is because, unlike the most other methods of alternative and complementary therapy for cancer, efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the symptomatic treatment for cancer patients is considered as proven. Not accidentally such leading cancer centers in the USA as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, the M.D.Anderson Cancer Center in Houston integrated acupuncture in accepted in these centers treatment standards and are staffed by licensed professionals on acupuncture. Particular attention is drawn to the use of acupuncture in hospices. It is stressed that it is the most effective and safe in the performance by qualified licensed professionals
在癌症的替代疗法和补充疗法中，针灸占有特殊地位。这是因为，与大多数其他癌症替代疗法和补充疗法不同，针灸在癌症患者症状治疗中的疗效和安全性被认为已得到证实。美国一些顶尖癌症中心，如波士顿的达纳-法伯癌症研究所、纽约的纪念斯隆-凯特琳癌症中心、休斯顿的MD安德森癌症中心，将针灸纳入这些中心认可的治疗标准，并配备有持牌针灸专业人员，这并非偶然。特别值得关注的是针灸在临终关怀机构中的应用。有人强调，由合格的持牌专业人员进行针灸治疗是最有效和安全的。
