Lung Cancer / Mesothelioma
I reviewed a few general principles of acupuncture in my last post on its use for pain control. In addition, acupuncture has also been studied as a potential treatment modality for other nausea/vomiting, with some evidence to support its use in addition to anti-nausea (also called antiemetic) medications. Current ACCP guidelines (abstract here, again) […]
3 CommentsAcupuncture is a complementary approach that originated from traditional Chinese medicine, from a theory that the flow of vital energy, or “Qi” (pronounced CHEE, I believe, unless someone who speaks Chinese tells me otherwise) can be regulated by stimulation of key body areas with needles, heat, or pressure. It is generally felt to be […]
4 CommentsA couple of weeks ago I wrote a post announcing a series of interviews I did with other members of the faculty at a large conference on Lung and Head/Neck Cancers in Chicago back in October, 2006. Those were developed into a program collection called “Oncology Unplugged” that is in MP3 format for ITunes, and I […]
0 CommentsSeveral people have asked about the technique of radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, for lung tumors. RFA is a pretty specialized approach in which a needle probe is inserted through the skin, under visual guidance using a CT or ultrasound, to go directly into a tumor. The tip is then pushed out and splays into a shape like the […]
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