Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2022
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyAcupuncture for Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Chemotherapy.
Patients with gastric cancer experience health-related quality of life (HRQOL) decline during adjuvant chemotherapy following gastrectomy. ⋯ EA showed promising effects in improving HRQOL, controlling symptom burden, and reducing toxicity during adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric cancer patients. Future adequately powered trials are feasible and needed to confirm the specific effect of EA.