[Advances of clinical study on acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of cancer pain].
Cancer pain is one of the commonly-seen main clinical symptoms for the terminal cancer patient, and severely influences quality of life of the patient, which needs to be solved urgently. Application of analgesics is limited by its addiction and side effects. Acupuncture as one of TCM therapies with advantages of safety, effectiveness and no side effect is playing an important role in treatment of cancer pain. This article reviews recent 10 years' acupuncture and moxibustion methods for treatment of cancer pain, so as to better guide acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of cancer pain and provide necessary research data for future studies.
Chen
Zhong-jie
ZJ
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. ziyun321126@sina.com
Guo
Yu-peng
YP
Wu
Zhong-chao
ZC
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*