ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017
Brain Connectivity Patterns Dissociate Action of Specific Acupressure Treatments in Fatigued Breast Cancer Survivors.
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- Acupuncture as treatment of cancer-therapy induced fatigue: a critical systematic review with a focus on the methodological assessment of blinding.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Neural Mechanisms Underlying Breast Cancer Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review of Neuroimaging Studies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- Determining the feasibility of self-administered relaxing acupressure for fatigue among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Self-Acupressure for Fatigue in Patients Surviving Ovarian Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
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- Development and validation of a nomogram model of depression and sleep disorders and the risk of disease progression in patients with breast cancer.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- How to improve emotional regulation in breast cancer survivors? A psychological intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Addressing cancer-related fatigue through sleep: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial comparing acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.Integrative medicine research · 2023Article
- Tailored Psychological Interventions to Manage Body Image: An Opinion Study on Breast Cancer Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Non-Inferiority Study on the Precise Implementation of Multidisciplinary Continuous Nursing Intervention in Patients with Breast Cancer Experiencing Negative Emotions.Cancer management and research · 2022Article
- How to address the body after breast cancer? A proposal for a psychological intervention focused on body compassion.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Injured Self: Autobiographical Memory, Self-Concept, and Mental Health Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Impact of Self-Acupressure on Co-Occurring Symptoms in Cancer Survivors.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2018Article
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Abstract
Persistent fatigue is a pernicious symptom in many cancer survivors. Existing treatments are limited or ineffective and often lack any underlying biologic rationale. Acupressure is emerging as a promising new intervention for persistent cancer-related fatigue; however, the underlying mechanisms of action are unknown. Our previous investigations suggested that fatigued breast cancer survivors have alterations in brain neurochemistry within the posterior insula and disturbed functional connectivity to the default mode network (DMN), as compared to non-fatigued breast cancer survivors. Here, we investigated if insula and DMN connectivity were modulated by self-administered acupressure by randomizing breast cancer survivors (
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