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Acupuncture as a Complementary Therapy for Cancer Care: Acceptability and Preferences of Patients and Informal Caregivers.

Laura TackTessa LefebvreVirginie BlieckLieselot CoolHans PottelKoen Van EygenSofie DerijckePhilippe VergauwePatricia SchofieldRebecca ChandlerPauline LaneTom BoterbergPhilip R Debruyne
Published in: Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies (2022)
Cancer patients, cancer survivors, and informal caregivers would accept acupuncture as a complementary therapy. This openness and preference to acupuncture provide the foundations for this complementary therapy to be incorporated into holistic and supportive cancer care, both for patients and those supporting them.
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