Both real and ‘sham’ acupuncture help ease side effects of widely used breast cancer drug

Breast cancer patients experience fewer side effects while being treated with a widely used drug called an aromatase inhibitor when they get acupuncture — either the real treatment or a «sham» procedure, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Their findings are published online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/uom…