Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship

Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship Recovery, Renewal, and Transformation

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Publisher's Synopsis

Acupuncture can play a vital role in helping the growing number of cancer survivors adjust to life after receiving cancer treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. This includes managing the physical and emotional after-effects of diagnosis and treatment, making healthy lifestyle choices, coping with fear of recurrence, learning how to manage a chronic condition, and establishing the "new normal" that is the legacy of a cancer diagnosis and its treatments.As a guide for practitioners, it aims to help acupuncturists to:· Understand the challenges faced by cancer survivors who have completed treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)· Understand the biomedical context of the consequences of cancer treatments· Relate their patient's cancer experience to the principles of east Asian medicine· Treat some specific consequences of cancer treatment· Work safely with cancer survivors· Support cancer survivors on an emotional level· Help patients come to terms with a chronic condition and adjust to the "new normal" · Manage expectations of both patient and practitioner· Access the research that has been conducted in this field.

Book information

ISBN: 9781913426279
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint: Singing Dragon
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 814g
Height: 173mm
Width: 246mm
Spine width: 27mm