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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2026

Acupuncture and Acupressure for Cancer Symptom Management: an Opinion Statement Based on Preliminary Evidence Mapping.

Nada Lukkahatai, Jingyu Zhang, Chitchanok Benjasirisan, Sutthida Phongphanngam, Aomei Shen, Phakjira Jaiman, Jennifer Kawi, Thomas J Smith, Leorey N Saligan

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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nada LukkahataiSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA. nada.lukkahatai@jhu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-1812
Jingyu Zhang *School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5815-6644
Chitchanok Benjasirisan *School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-0721
Sutthida Phongphanngam *School of Nursing, University of Phayao, Phayao, Thailand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-8761
Aomei ShenDepartment of Nursing, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-8746
Phakjira JaimanSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2442-0464
Jennifer KawiCizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-1946
Thomas J SmithSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3040-6434
Leorey N SaliganSchool of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-7836

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementSymptom management remains a critical priority in oncology, particularly as many survivors continue to experience fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, neuropathy, and psychological distress despite advances in treatment. Conventional pharmacologic options often provide only partial relief and may be limited by side effects. Acupuncture and acupressure have emerged as promising non-pharmacologic approaches, but the supporting evidence is drawn from a broad and heterogeneous literature. In this opinion paper, we provide a preliminary overview of the current review-level evidence to highlight general trends and evolving areas of promise, while emphasizing the need for further sham-controlled studies to clarify effectiveness and guide integration of acupuncture and acupressure into supportive oncology.

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AcupressureAcupuncture TherapyNeoplasmsDisease ManagementHumansTreatment OutcomeAcupressureAcupunctureCancerSymptom management

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PMID41528616

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