Cancer & Acupuncture
Cancer in 2020 according to The World Health organization was the cause of 10 million deaths worldwide. 19.3 million cases are now being diagnosed annually. Unfortunately it is estimated that the death rate from cancer will hit 13 million by 2030. Actual figures suggest that up to 30% of cancers are caused by the use of tobacco, excessive alcohol intake, unhealthy diet, lack of physical exercise, high BMI, obesity, air pollution and sexually transmitted diseases. However while there are some explanatory reasons such as tobacco smoke on lung cancer, looking at general global statistics, cancer rates are in the most distributed unevenly.
For example, the Western hemisphere has witnessed an increase in certain cancers such as Non Hodgkinsons Lymphoma but a decrease in Stomach cancer. No matter what type of cancer a person develops, such world-wide sobering statistics leave no uncertainty that this is an issue that is getting closer to home quicker than we think. Yet we as acupuncturists can help your journey, by making it easier to endure. Look for your local acupuncturist here and have a chat. Your quality of life upon this pathway can be better enhanced as supported by the World Health Organisation.
ARC Cancer Support – Patients Perspective
ARC Cancer Support has now added acupuncture to its many therapeutic services for people either suffering from cancer, or those supporting people with cancer. Some of our patients and volunteers talk about acupuncture in this video.
ARC Cancer Support
ARC Cancer Support has now added acupuncture to its many therapeutic services for people either suffering from cancer, or those supporting people with cancer. Dr Vincent Carroll, MD and Acupuncturist tells us what ARC does, and why. Some of our leading hospitals recommend this service for those enduring such a journey, and our acupuncturists volunteer their time and expertise to help. It’s an enjoyable short video that certainly piques an interest, but more importantly, how acupuncture is now being recognised as a valuable addition in the toolkit of cancer treatments.
Dr Gascoigne talking about Acupuncture as a treatment support
for Cancer Sufferers
Dr Stephen Gascoigne is a medical doctor, acupuncturist, herbalist. He has been in clinical practice for over 35 years initially in hospital and general practice. He subsequently trained in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine and has run a busy practice devoted solely to Chinese medicine since 1985. In the 1980’s, he was medical advisor to the Morecambe Bay Cancer Help Centre. He is particularly interested in supporting people with serious conditions such as cancer, endocrine disorders and autoimmune diseases.
Acupuncture & Cancer
No-one is untouched by a cancer diagnosis - 1 in 3 people develop cancer. Such a diagnosis may have dramatic consequences. Whilst there are comprehensive cancer services available, people increasingly are drawn to the wisdom of complementary therapies such as acupuncture for support and help.
Evidence showing Acupuncture works in Cancer treatments
Cancer is not just one of those words that stops you in your tracks; it’s an expression that immediately shocks a person into the meaning of life, not just for themselves, but the family. I believe it’s a journey, one that many have undertaken and survived.
Effect of Acupuncture on Immune Function
60% of people surveyed in an oncology clinic agreed that acupuncture helped with a wide variety of problems. From, pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, and vasomotor symptoms to name but a few. Integrative medicine is the way forward in the 21st century. Hopefully more studies will back this up again and again.
Acupuncture Reduces Hot Flashes After Chemotherapy – Yale Study
Reducing the anxiety of a mother with auricular acupuncture whose child is undergoing surgery, resulted in less anxiety in both the mother and the child. A Yale University/University of Pittsburg study of women with hot flashes due to conventional breast cancer treatment reveals that women receiving acupuncture have less hot flashes.
New cancer study finds benefit in old therapy
Cancer patients who used a 5000-year-old combination of gentle exercise and meditation experienced significantly higher wellbeing levels, improved cognitive functioning and less inflammation compared to a control group, new University of Sydney research has found.
Cancer and Acupuncture
Cancer in 2008 according to The World Health organization was the cause of 7.6 million deaths worldwide which equals thirteen percent of the global population. Unfortunately it is estimated that the death rate from cancer will hit 13.1 million by 2030. Actual figures suggest that up to 30% of cancers are caused by the use of tobacco, excessive alcohol intake, unhealthy diet, lack of physical exercise, high BMI, obesity, air pollution and sexually transmitted diseases.
Relationship Between Cancer and Stress
It has always been suspected that a relationship existed between the development of cancer and the presence of stress in one’s life. The difficulty was in establishing the nature of the relationship. Was it a direct or an indirect relationship? The main difficulty centred around the understanding of the terms, stress and stressors and their subjective status. Not ever stressor causes stress in equal measure amongst all people.