Mayo Clinic Finds Ginseng Reduces Fatigue in Cancer Patients

Debilitating fatigue occurs in the majority of patients battling cancer.  So, it is nice to hear about research utilizing the benefits of Chinese herbs to relieve exhaustion among the sufferers of this disease.

In this recent study, 340 patients who were undergoing or had completed treatment for cancer received a placebo or 2000 milligrams of American Ginseng for two months. At the end of the

Chinese Herbs and Colon Cancer

Researchers are discovering more and more about the properties of Chinese herbs and how they can be used for your best health. In this article from the Wall Street Journal, researchers report that a specific combination of herbs seem to bolster colon-cancer treatment. They found that tests on animals with tumors have shown that administering the herbs along with chemotherapy drugs restored

Komen Cancer Centers Are Helping Patients Get Acupuncture

These days, everyone knows about the Susan G. Koman Cancer centers but it was begun as a small memorial - one sister for another. They have been a the forefront of cancer treatment for years and are now suggesting acupuncture to cancer patients as a way of coping with pain. This is a major endorsement of acupuncture for treating pain.

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Come to Northwestern Hospital's Integrative Medicine Event This Saturday

Northwestern Memorial's Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness in cooperation with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Presents; 

 Integrative Approaches to Cancer Care: Wellness, Health and Healing
Time: Saturday, December 11, 2010: 12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Prentice Women's Hospital Room L North (3rd Floor) 250 E. Superior St., Chicago
Price

Breast Cancer Patients At Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Are Receiving The Benefits Of Acupuncture

Earlier this month ABC 7 did a story on  Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where they have been using acupuncture to reduce complications for breast cancer patients.  The story followed Diane Miller, her doctors had to remove lymph nodes in her armpit and as a result of her breast surgery she has experienced fluid buildup in her arm. Diane has been receiving regular acupuncture treatments and found

Ancient Chinese Medicine May Help Chemotherapy Patients

Yale University and a company called PhytoCeutica, Inc.,  recently published a study that has great potential for people who are undergoing chemotherapy. The researcher made a drug from boiling peony root, licorice root, red dates and skullcap root, all Traditional Chinese Medicine remedies that help the gastro-intestinal tract, especially when you are suffering from diarrhea, nausea and vomiting

Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley Speaks At New Cancer Center - That Provides Acupuncture

Chicago first lady Maggie Daley appeared at the opening of a cancer center in Chicago named after her and gave a warm talk. The Maggie Daley Center is part of Prentice hospital."The care center's "healing boutique" offers wig and prosthesis fittings, hats and makeup consultation, where patients can look at their options in front of a vanity mirror. Table massage, acupuncture and psychological

Acupuncture Relieves Pain For Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer hormone therapy can cause side effects such as joint pain and stiffness. Sometimes these symptoms can become so severe that treatment must be discontinued. The Journal of Clinical Oncology recently published the results of a new study, that showed acupuncture helped relieve pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients being treated with hormone therapies.This randomized,

Acupuncture a Powerful Complementary Therapy for Cancer Patients

By Jack Bleeker
Mesothelioma.comDirector of Content Development/Outreach CoordinationThe 21st Century has been accompanied by great strides in cancer treatment for patients of many different malignancies. Among the many reasons for this progress is the growing popularity of what is known as “integrative” oncology. Integrative oncology is a more comprehensive cancer treatment model that utilizes

The Benefits Of Acupuncture For Cancer Patients

By Timothy CavanaughThose coping with cancer and other forms of disease often look to acupuncture and other alternative therapies to provide relief for pain, stress and anxiety. Practiced as early as the Stone Age, acupuncture has been a source of relief for numerous conditions for thousands of years. The exact way the technique was discovered or developed is not well-understood, but one legend

Gan Cao (Licorice Root) Offers Protection Against Breast and Skin Cancer

Several interesting articles about two types of cancer and Gan Cao, a commonly used herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, have come out recently. Gan Cao is also known as licorice root.The Detroit Alternative Medical Examiner reported that licorice has potential for preventing breast cancer. Gan Cao can be effective against breast cancer cells but, when taking the herb, it is important to also