Clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of tumor-related symptoms
Tumor and its concomitant symptoms such as pain,fatigue and nausea bring a huge physical and mental burden to the patients.Although the medication is a common intervention for these symptoms,these problems have not been solved yet due to the side effects and patients'tolerance.In modern clinical practice of anti-tumor,acupuncture-moxibustion not only inhibits the growth of tumor,but also ameliorates the related symptoms as an auxiliary therapy.The paper summarizes the application of acupuncture-moxibustion in treatment of malignant tumor and its related symptoms,systematizes the therapeutic effects on the common symptoms and analyzes the clinical value of acupuncture-moxibustion for anti-tumor.
Tumor-related syndromeAcupuncture-moxibustionClinical practice