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Acupuncture Congress 2018 Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151 Page 29
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9th International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, with a
projected increase of 60 percent from 8 to 13 million
deaths during the span of 2012 to 2030. It is projected to
increase over 50 percent from 14 to 21 million new cancer
cases during that time by NCI. The most recent worldwide
mortality rate due to cancer in 2012 was 8.2 million reported
by Cancer Research-UK. According to the National Cancer
Institute more than 60 percent of new cancer cases are in
Africa, Asia, Central and South America and with 70 percent
of the world’s cancer deaths come from those regions. These
statistics leave patients apprehensive and seeking alternative
or integrative forms of cancer therapy. Acupuncture is a safe
therapy currently being used by persons with cancer to treat
a variety of symptoms. As acupuncture has become more
main stream, several comprehensive cancer centers offer
integrative therapies such as acupuncture onsite for their
patients. With current opioid overdose epidemic and increased
medical and regulatory scrutiny acupuncture offers and
additional non-opioid strategy for the management of pain.
Due to the severity of the opioid epidemic in the US, the White
House panel urged the United States President to declare the
opioid crisis a national emergency on August 31st 2017 as
the International Overdose Awareness Day by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Acupuncture use for
symptom management in hospitals is a frequently requested
therapy for breast cancer patients. It can be used in conjunction
with chemotherapy or radiation therapies to alleviate nausea,
anxiety, hot flashes, peripheral neuropathy, insomnia, fatigue,
lymphedema, constipation and chronic pain management.
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among
US women. About one in eight US women (12.4%) will develop
invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. In 2018
estimation of 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer
are expected to be diagnosed in women in US, reported by US
breast cancer statistics on 1.9.2018. In the US alone, there
were reported 600,920 cancer deaths overall in 2017. Patient
reported outcomes show both from clinical trial data and
author’s empirical experience that patients often feel better in
measurable ways after acupuncture. Providing acupuncture,
massage therapy and medications are often incomplete
in their ability to improve overall health and wellbeing. It
is becoming increasingly important for patients to include
lifestyle modification such as eating a healthy diet, maintaining
a healthy weight, exercise and adequate sleep/rest to support
their goals of improved wellbeing and reduction of recurrence
risks.
Biography
Cynthia is a graduate of New England School of Acupuncture/ Mass College
of Pharmacy and a diplomat in acupuncture and Asian bodywork therapy
with professionally board certified from the National Certification Commis-
sion of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She received her US licenses of
doctorate acupuncture in RI, by the MASS Board of Medicine and by the MA
Board of Massage Therapy. Formerly, Cynthia was on faculty at NESA as
part of the “CAP” Community Affiliated Outreach Program at the Tufts Med-
ical Center Boston, MA in Dept. of Hematology and Oncology specialized
in pain management and enhancing the quality of life for her breast cancer
and sickle cell patients in the Breast Cancer Clinic. She previously joined
South Boston Yoga Community where she treated yoga students in Boston,
MA and currently is at the Water House Wellness in Arlington, MA. Cynthia
draws from her various clinical intern experiences at Winchester Hospital
Walk-In Clinic and NESA’s Newton, MA Clinic where she practiced both Jap-
anese and Chinese acupuncture styles. Cynthia also has 11 years clinical
experience as a zen shiatsu bodywork therapist, graduated Charles River
School of Shiatsu in 2004 and received BA in Biology at Boston University
1994.
Cynthia M Gallant
New England School of Acupuncture, USA
Cynthia M Gallant, Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-002
Uses of acupuncture in the hospital setting for symptom
management in patients with breast cancer