Acupuncture (PDQ®): Health Professional Version. Author: National Cancer Institute Conference/Journal: PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet] Date published: 2018 Mar 8 Other: Word Count: 147 This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the use of acupuncture in the treatment of people with cancer. It is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer patients. It does not provide formal guidelines or recommendations for making health care decisions. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or the National Institutes of Health (NIH). KEYWORDS: acupuncture therapy Sections Overview General Information History Laboratory/Animal/Preclinical Studies Human/Clinical Studies Adverse Effects Summary of the Evidence for Acupuncture Treatment of Cancer-related Symptoms Changes to This Summary (03/08/2018) About This PDQ Summary KEYWORDS: acupuncture therapy PMID: 26389159