Author: Behzadmehr R1, Dastyar N2, Moghadam MP3, Abavisani M4, Moradi M5
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
<sup>2</sup>Department of Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
<sup>3</sup>Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
<sup>4</sup>MSc of Medical Surgical Nursing, Department of Nursing, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran.
<sup>5</sup>Clinical Pharmacy Department, School of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. Electronic address: mmandana310@gmail.com.
Conference/Journal: Complement Ther Med.
Date published: 2020 Mar
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Volume ID: 49 , Pages: 102318 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102318. Epub 2020 Jan 17. , Word Count: 161
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of CAM interventions for cancer-related pain in breast cancer patients.
METHODS: Databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EMBASE) were searched from January 1, 2000, up to April 31, 2019, using the keywords: Complementary and alternative medicine therapies and cancer related pain. Standard tools were used to evaluate the quality of the studies included.
RESULTS: Of the 3742 articles found, 46 articles comprising 3685 participants entered the final phase. Our results indicate that interventions including acupuncture/acupressure, tai chi/qi gong, hypnosis, meditation, music therapy, yoga, massage, reflexology, and Reiki improve cancer-related pain in breast cancer patients. However, aromatherapy had no effect on the same.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the positive effect of various CAM interventions in reducing cancer-related pain, necessary precautions should be adopted to use them alongside other treatments to control cancer pain in the clinical setting.
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KEYWORDS: Breast neoplasm; Cancer related pain; Complementary and alternative medicine; Systematic review
PMID: 32147038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102318