Acupuncture and colon
cancer
Colon cancer is the third
most common cancer in the United States with about 60,000 deaths from it every
year. Like all cancer, treatment can be long, uncomfortable and come with many
side effects. Those getting chemotherapy may experience nausea, vomiting,
postoperative pain, cancer related pain, insomnia and anxiety. The chronic pain
can significantly impact quality of life. Most patients are prescribed
medications such as opioids for pain that have side effects and are highly
addictive.
In Traditional Chinese
Medicine it is believed that colon cancer comes from a number of underlying
factors such as spleen yang deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin
deficiency and liver yin deficiency. Acupuncture works by addressing these
deficiencies to return the body back to balance. Using specific points on the
body related to these organs, acupuncture stimulates the body’s natural energy
flow, Qi, and blood flow to improve organ health.
Going through chemotherapy
treatment can cause severe fatigue. One study showed that acupuncture resulted
in a 30 percent improvement in a baseline fatigue score.
Insomnia and anxiety are
one of the most common symptoms that cancer patients experience. Acupuncture
has been proven in numerous studies to be just as effective, if not more, than
prescription drugs in improving sleep and decreasing stress and anxiety levels.
This alternative treatment has also been shown to improve overall mood.
Acupuncture can help boost
the immune system. Chemotherapy can greatly lower the body’s immune defense,
leaving one in a vulnerable state due to a decrease in white-blood cell count.
By increasing blood flow and stimulating Qi, acupuncture is a great way to
improve immune function.
Cancer and cancer treatment
is nothing to take lightly. A diagnosis can drastically change one’s life not
only physically but mentally as well. If you have been diagnosed with colon
cancer and/or going through chemotherapy, it is important to remember that
there are alternative, safe treatments that can help make the process easier.
If a loved one is going through treatment, support is the best thing you can do
for them. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and there is no
better time to get tested and become educated on the facts.
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