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Mesothelioma Pain and Management: Acupuncture
Another form of alternative pain management methods for patients who have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, or many other types of cancer, is acupuncture. Having been practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years, the art has found its way over to the U.S. in the last 200 years, but is only now beginning to be regarded as an option to relieve pain in cancer patients.
According to the National Cancer Institute, a series of case studies involving 183 cancer patients who received acupuncture treatment to ease their pains, 52 percent of respondents said they were “significantly helped” by the process. It also found multiple treatments that occurred over the course of a one to four week period were required in order to achieve “significant and long-term pain control.”
Additionally, the use of acupuncture has been found to be an effective means to reduce the instances of nausea and vomiting that many cancer patients experience following chemotherapy treatments. Other types of acupuncture have also been found to treat hot flushes, tiredness, dry mouth, and breathlessness in some cases.
The reasons behind the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy have been attributed to different reasons by both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medical interpretations. Chinese medicine explained acupuncture as the placing of strategically placed needles into the skin to clear blockages in “Qi,” or vital energy, that circulate through channels called “Meridians.” Western medicine deemed the strategic placing of needles stimulates nerves in the body and lead to the release of morphine-like chemicals that ease pain, as well as serotonin to help the body and mind relax.
The side effects for acupuncture have been found to be relatively minimal and limited primarily to bruising, pain, or occasional bleeding around needle puncture points on the body.
There are a number of asbestos laws that have been put in place since the 1980s to protect those who worked in industries that knowingly exposed them to dangerous levels of asbestos and have developed mesothelioma or asbestos cancer in years since. If you or a loved one are suffering from any type of lung cancer and would like to pursue legal action while undergoing treatment for the illness, contact a mesothelioma lawyer to learn your rights and see if a lawsuit is possible.
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