Acupuncture for the treatment of sweating associated with malignancy.
Acupuncture was used to treat a 60-year old woman with unexplained sweating associated with inoperable lung cancer that prevented her from sharing a bed with her husband. Other measures failed to improve her sweating, but she responded well to a course of acupuncture allowing her to continue sharing the marital bed.
Hallam
Claudia
C
St Giles Hospice, Lichfield, UK. claudiahallam@hotmail.com
Whale
Christopher
C
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects; D018454:Spouses; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome