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Papers: 10 Oct 2020 - 16 Oct 2020

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


2020 Oct 07


BMJ Open


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Acupuncture for chronic cancer-related pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol.

Authors

Yang J, Xu G, Yin Z, Cheng Y, Sun S M, Zheng Q, Chen J, Liang F-R, Zhao L
BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 07; 10(10):e039087.
PMID: 33033027.

Abstract

Chronic cancer-related pain is one of the most common excruciating symptom that can be caused by the cancer (by the primary tumour or by metastases) or by its treatment (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy). Although multiple clinical trials and systematic reviews have suggested that acupuncture could be effective in treating chronic cancer-related pain, the comparative efficacy and safety of these acupuncture methods remains unclear. We, therefore, performed this study to evaluate and rank the efficacy and safety of different acupuncture methods for chronic cancer-related pain.