vbid/9781913426286

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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.Typham this is the title: Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship Recovery, Renewal, and Transformation