Clinical Trial To Investigate If Acupuncture Can Help Women Deal With Fatigue Associated With Treatment For Breast Cancer

The world's largest and most advanced study into breast cancer and acupuncture has been launched. It is hoped the clinical trial will determine whether acupuncture can help women to deal with fatigue associated with breast cancer treatment. The Acu.Fatigue study is the first to be funded as part of Breakthrough Breast Cancer's programme of research into complementary therapies used by breast cancer patients More than 60% of breast cancer patients use complementary therapies to try to help ease the side-effects of their treatment, but little is known about how they may work or how safe they are for patients to use alongside conventional treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The study, led by Professor Alex...