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ArticleCancers2025

Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrating Acupuncture for Management of Multiple Symptoms in Medically Underserved Breast Cancer Survivors.

Hongjin Li, Ardith Z Doorenbos, Zhengjia Chen, Hannah Choi, Weiwei Ma, Oana Danciu, Crystal L Patil, Shuang Gao, Natalie Lif, Judith M Schlaeger

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07481903 (Effect of Acupuncture on Psychoneurological Symptom Cluster in Breast Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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NCT07481903 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Acupuncture on Psychoneurological Symptom Cluster in Breast Cancer Survivors

TypeinterventionalSponsorFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineRan2026 to 2028Enrolled228ConditionsPsychoneurological Symptom Cluster(Pain, Insomnia, Anxiety, Fatigue, Depression, Subjective Cognitive Decline), Pain, Insomnia, AnxietyArmselectroacupuncture, sham electroacupuncture
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Hongjin LiCollege of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5466-1192
Ardith Z DoorenbosCollege of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Zhengjia ChenUniversity of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6301-4931
Hannah ChoiCollege of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1278-7969
Weiwei MaUniversity of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Oana DanciuUniversity of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Crystal L PatilSchool of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4536-4599
Shuang GaoCollege of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9950-6228
Natalie LifCollege of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-6719-3265
Judith M SchlaegerCollege of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3754-6176

Funding

NCCIH NIH HHS K24 AT011995NCCIH NIH HHS K24 AT011995-01NCCIH NIH HHS R34 AT012084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesBreast cancer survivors undergoing long-term endocrine therapy often experience multiple symptoms, including pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, hot flashes, anxiety, and depression. This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of integrating acupuncture for symptom management in medically underserved breast cancer survivors.

methodsThis randomized controlled trial was conducted at two clinics serving medically underserved populations. Breast cancer survivors (

resultsThe majority of participants (55%) were Black, mean age was 55.2 ± 9.3 years, and 62.9% had a household income below $55,000. Retention (90.3%), engagement (93.1%), and acceptability (92.8%) rates were high, demonstrating that integrating acupuncture into care for medically underserved breast cancer survivors is both feasible and acceptable. At Week 6, the acupuncture group showed significant reduction compared to the usual care group in pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety, and the symptom cluster score. All improvements persisted to Week 12 except for those in anxiety.

conclusionsIntegrating acupuncture for symptom management in medically underserved breast cancer survivors is both feasible and acceptable. This approach offers potential benefits for reducing multiple symptoms and addressing health disparities.

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acupuncturebreast cancer survivorshealth disparitiesmedically underservedsymptom management

Identifiers

PMID39858086
PMCPMC11763919

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