Systematic review and meta‐analysis of acupuncture to reduce cancer‐related pain

First published: 07 February 2016

https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12457

our findings support acupuncture as an effective treatment in alleviating pain among cancer patients and survivors, particularly malignancy-related and surgery-induced pain. To expand the application of acupuncture on cancer-related pain, investigators should clearly define the types of cancer pain (e.g. malignancy related pain) as inclusion criteria in the future studies.