Category: Cancer care

Aromatase inhibitors, joint pain and acupuncture 2018

This blog was first published on 2nd August 2018 on a BMJ blog, and re-posted here when the former post was expunged ;-). Effect of Acupuncture on Joint Pain Related to Aromatase Inhibitors Among Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer - Hershman et al JAMA 2018 A large rigorous and statistically positive trial published in a prestigious … Continue reading Aromatase inhibitors, joint pain and acupuncture 2018 →

Breathless…

…a career-defining symptom? This blog was first published on 18th May 2016 on BMJ Blogs. The Filshie files - breathlessness Dr Jacqueline Filshie Jacky Filshie (JF) has devoted a medical career to symptom management in the cancer suffering population. Her early personal experience of acupuncture needling had a significant impression on her, probably because she … Continue reading Breathless… →