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KMID : 1129720120290040623
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2012 Volume.29 No. 4 p.623 ~ p.633
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Fatigue Severity in Lung Cancer Patients: Pilot Study
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Hyun Dae-Sung
Kim Jong-Dae
Kwon Hyo-Jung
Jung Hyun-Jung
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Abstract
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Objectives : Fatigue is a common and distressing symptom that is a concern for cancer patients. It has a decisive effect on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of clinical trial to evaluate of efficacy and safety of acupuncture on cancer related fatigue of lung cancer patients. Methods : Total lung cancer 9 patients complained of fatigue were treated by acupuncture twice a week for four weeks(8 times in total). Evaluation of the severity of fatigue was measured by FSS(Fatigue Severity Score). In visit 1, 10, we checked FSS. For check safety of acupuncture treatment, we did blood test. Results : After 4 weeks of acupuncture treatment, the FSS was significantly decreased from to (p=0.008). And the level of hemoglobin was significantly increased from 10.87 g/dl to 12.01 g/dl(p=0.014). No other lab measures indicated any significant differences between before and after acupuncture treatment. Conclusions : This study suggests that acupuncture treatment will be beneficial for lung cancer patients to improve the fatigue severity. And acupuncture treatment is safe method for lung cancer patients. A large-scale study to confirm efficacy and safety of acupuncture is needed.
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KEYWORD
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cancer related fatigue, fatigue severity score, lung cancer, acupuncture
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