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 | 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 | Jun 11, 2012 | Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Herbal Research, Chinese Herbs and Colon Cancer, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Ginseng
Debilitating fatigue occurs in the majority of patients battling cancer. So, it is nice to hear about research utilizing the benefits of Chinese herbs to relieve exhaustion among the sufferers of this disease.In this recent study, 340 patients who were...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 11, 2012 | Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Herbal Research, Chinese Herbs and Colon Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Chinese Medicine and Chemotherapy
Researchers are discovering more and more about the properties of Chinese herbs and how they can be used for your best health. In this article from the Wall Street Journal, researchers report that a specific combination of herbs seem to bolster colon-cancer treatment....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 10, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Hot Flashes
These days, everyone knows about the Susan G. Koman Cancer centers but it was begun as a small memorial – one sister for another. They have been a the forefront of cancer treatment for years and are now suggesting acupuncture to cancer patients as a way of...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 10, 2010 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Health, Healthcare, Qigong, Yoga
Northwestern Memorial’s Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness in cooperation with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Presents; Integrative Approaches to Cancer Care: Wellness, Health and HealingTime:...
