Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology (대한암한의학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 1
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- Pages.37-44
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- 2009
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- 1975-244X(pISSN)
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- 2765-4850(eISSN)
Cancer Pain Relieved by Acupuncture on a Patient with Colorectal Cancer: Single Case Report
대장암 환자의 암성 통증에 사암침법을 적용하여 통증 감소를 보인 증례 1례
- Song, Ji-Yeon (M.U Integrative Cancer Center, Kyunghee East-West Neo Medical Center) ;
- Jerng, Ui-Min (M.U Integrative Cancer Center, Kyunghee East-West Neo Medical Center) ;
- Jeong, Jong-Soo (M.U Integrative Cancer Center, Kyunghee East-West Neo Medical Center) ;
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Park, Jae-Woo
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University)
;
- Yoon, Seong-Woo (M.U Integrative Cancer Center, Kyunghee East-West Neo Medical Center)
- 송지연 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방암센터) ;
- 정의민 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방암센터) ;
- 정종수 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방암센터) ;
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박재우
(경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
;
- 윤성우 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방암센터)
- Published : 2009.12.28
Abstract
Most of patients who have cancer still suffer from various forms of pain that significantly impact their quality of life. Cancer pain is a difficult problem for clinicians because analgesic drugs do not always procure complete relief. Acupuncture has been used as complementary treatment of cancer pain. We report a patient with colorectal cancer who suffer from cancer pain. The patient underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy and opioid therapy. However, the patient insisted on being treated for his continuous pain with oriental medical treatment. The patient was treated with acupuncture(especially SAAM acupuncture) for 2 months, additional herbal medication was administered. After those treatments, the patient showed remarkable improvement in terms of intensity and severity of cancer pain. Further study will be needed in order to determine the long-term efficacy of acupuncture on cancer pain.