Frączek Paulina, Kilian-Kita Aneta, Püsküllüoglu Mirosława, Krzemieniecki Krzysztof
Department of Oncology Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
Contemp Oncol (Pozn). 2016;20(6):453-457. doi: 10.5114/wo.2016.65604. Epub 2017 Jan 12.
The mystery of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been attracting people for years. Acupuncture, ranked among the most common services of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, has recently gained a lot of interest in the scientific world. Contemporary researchers have been continuously trying to shed light on its possible mechanism of action in human organism. Numerous studies pertaining to acupuncture's application in cancer symptoms or treatment-related side effects management have already been published. Moreover, since the modern idea of acupuncture's immunomodulating effect seems to be promising, scientists have propounded a concept of its potential application as part of direct anti-tumor therapy. In our previous study we summarized possible use of acupuncture in management of cancer symptoms and treatment-related ailments, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, pain, xerostomia, vasomotor symptoms, neutropenia, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, lymphoedema after mastectomy and peripheral neuropathy. This article reviews the studies concerning acupuncture as a possible tool in modern anticancer treatment.
多年来，中医的奥秘一直吸引着人们。针灸是补充和替代医学中最常见的服务项目之一，最近在科学界引起了广泛关注。当代研究人员一直在不断努力揭示其在人体中的可能作用机制。已经发表了许多关于针灸在癌症症状或治疗相关副作用管理中的应用的研究。此外，由于针灸免疫调节作用的现代理念似乎很有前景，科学家们提出了将其作为直接抗肿瘤治疗一部分的潜在应用概念。在我们之前的研究中，我们总结了针灸在癌症症状和治疗相关疾病管理中的可能用途，如化疗引起的恶心和呕吐、疼痛、口干、血管舒缩症状、中性粒细胞减少、疲劳、焦虑、失眠、乳房切除术后淋巴水肿和周围神经病变。本文综述了关于针灸作为现代抗癌治疗中一种可能工具的研究。
