Acupressure does NOT require a needle. The question then is whether this approach is useful for any purpose. To explore, the following reference (The Efficacy of Acupressure for Symptom Management: A Systematic Review
Eun Jin Lee, Susan Frazier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3154967/citedby/
----- Use of Acupressure or Acupuncture for Cancer Pain Relief -----
Another good reference points to the prevalence use of acupressure or acupuncture in cancer-related pain treatment:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642987/citedby/
----- Of particularly exciting interest is the following review from Taiwan (Trends in use of acupuncture among adults in Taiwan from 2002 to 2011: A nationwide population-based study
Mei-Yao Wu, Yu-Chen Lee, Cheng-Li Lin, Ming-Cheng Huang, Mao-Feng Sun, Hung-Rong Yen
PLoS One. 2018; 13(4): e0195490. Published online 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195490
)
The corresponding email is: * E-mail: moc.liamg@neygnorgnuh
Another email address as backup: Chieh Wang, Email: wt.ude.umc@5303299u.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642987/citedby/
----- National Cancer Institute Appears to Regularly (every 3 - 5 years) Hold Conference on Acupuncture for Cancer Pain Management -----
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061411/
This one was held in 2017:
*Correspondence to: Farah Z. Zia, MD, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Suite 5W-610, Rockville, MD 20850 (e-mail: vog.hin.liam@fai
The corresponding email is: * E-mail: moc.liamg@neygnorgnuh
Another email address as backup: Chieh Wang, Email: wt.ude.umc@5303299u.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642987/citedby/
----- National Cancer Institute Appears to Regularly (every 3 - 5 years) Hold Conference on Acupuncture for Cancer Pain Management -----
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061411/
This one was held in 2017:
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2017 Nov; 2017(52): lgx005.
Published online 2017 Nov 13. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgx005
PMCID: PMC6061411
PMID: 29140486
The National Cancer Institute’s Conference on Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Oncology: State of the Science, Evidence, and Research Gaps
*Correspondence to: Farah Z. Zia, MD, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Suite 5W-610, Rockville, MD 20850 (e-mail: vog.hin.liam@fai
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