The national cancer institute's conference on acupuncture for symptom management in oncology: State of the science, evidence, and research gaps Journal Article
| Authors: | Zia, F. Z.; Olaku, O.; Bao, T.; Berger, A.; Deng, G.; Fan, A. Y.; Garcia, M. K.; Herman, P. M.; Kaptchuk, T. J.; Ladas, E. J.; Langevin, H. M.; Lao, L.; Lu, W.; Napadow, V.; Niemtzow, R. C.; Vickers, A. J.; Wang, X. S.; Witt, C. M.; Mao, J. J. |
| Article Title: | The national cancer institute's conference on acupuncture for symptom management in oncology: State of the science, evidence, and research gaps |
| Abstract: | The Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) held a symposiumon "Acupuncture for Cancer Symptom Management" on June 16 and 17, 2016. Invited speakers included 19 scientists and scholars with expertise in acupuncture and cancer research from the United States, Europe, and China. The conference reviewed the NCI's grant funding on acupuncture, analyzed the needs of cancer patients, reviewed safety issues, and assessed both the current scientific evidence and research gaps of acupuncture in oncology care. Researchers and stakeholders presented and discussed basic mechanisms of acupuncture; clinical evidence for specific symptoms; and methodological challenges such as placebo effects, novel biostatistical methods, patient-reported outcomes, and comparative effectiveness research. This paper, resulting from the conference, summarizes both the current state of the science and clinical evidence of oncology acupuncture, identifies key scientific gaps, and makes recommendations for future research to increase understanding of both the mechanisms and effects of acupuncture for cancer symptom management. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adult; united states; outcome assessment; evidence based medicine; neoplasm; evidence-based medicine; neoplasms; biomedical research; oncology; medical research; medical oncology; acupuncture; disease management; national cancer institute (u.s.); national health organization; scientist; acupuncture therapy; comparative effectiveness; patient-reported outcome; procedures; placebo effect; humans; human; article |
| Journal Title: | Journal of the National Cancer Institute - Monographs |
| Volume: | 2017 |
| Issue: | 52 |
| ISSN: | 1052-6773 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Date Published: | 2017-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 68 |
| End Page: | 73 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgx005 |
| PUBMED: | 29140486 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC6061411 |
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| Notes: | The MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) is acknowledge in the PDF -- Source: Scopus |
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