This is a review of recent research studies done in the United States and in Europe on the uses of acupuncture as complementary medicine support for patients undergoing cancer treatment and for Cancer Survivors.
Studies are organized by symptoms treated, for example: pain, emesis, fatigue, etc..
This is the first of several articles on statistical thinking in medicine and how it impacts patients. Some helpful advise is offered for avoiding the tendency to think about yourself in terms of medical statistics.
Acupoints No.3
You are Not Your Diagnosis
Getting a cancer diagnosis is a life-altering experience. Too often a diagnosis takes on a life of its own, overtaking a patient's own sense of herself. This article helps you to understand what a diagnosis is and, even more importantly, what it is not.
Acupoints No.4
Don't Stand in the Middle of the Road
Medical prognosis is based on a huge number of assumptions. This article tells you everything you never wanted to know about statistics so that you can put your prognosis in a proper and more positive perspective.
Acupoints No.5
Learn to Swim the River StatiStyx
The medical encounter, with its diagnoses, prognoses and treatment regimes, quickly develops an inertia that propells patients towards statistically predicted outcomes. This article shows you how to re-position yourself and re-envision yourself in relation to these outcomes.
