by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 3, 2015 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture is a wonderful complementary therapy for patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, both during treatment and after. A diagnosis of breast Cancer turns your world upside-down and the medical procedures used to combat the disease can produce difficult...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 8, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine
At age 74, actress Valerie Harper recently competed on Dancing with the Stars and hopes to return to the stage soon, despite her ongoing battle with cancer. She is inspiring and discussed her strategies for coping when she appeared on the Queen Latifah show. In...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 25, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture and Chemotherapy, Acupuncture and pain, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Dry Mouth, Hot Flashes
The American Cancer Society has reported, “1/2 of all men and 1/3 of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes”. Those are frightening statistics. Although there are many forms of cancer, all start similarly with abnormal cells that grow out of...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 5, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture has been shown to be effective at managing chemo-related fatigue and improving the quality of life for patients. On October 29th, the Journal of Clinical Oncology posted the results of a new study completed in the United Kingdom. This research found that...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 17, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Pain Relief
This week NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Willliams featured a report by Dr. Nancy Snyderman about the benefits of alternative therapies, including acupuncture, for cancer patients. Some highlights from the story are; “A 2010 University of Pennsylvania...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 5, 2011 | Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment
Chicago has been in mourning after the death of our former First Lady, Maggie Daley. The wife of our long-time Mayor had a good reputation in this city and made an effort to help others. Daley gave generously to help open the Maggie Daley Center for Women’s...
