Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on blood cells and respo nse of digestive tract after chemotherapy in the patient of neoplasm
ZHOU Jun-qing, XU Tian-shu, QIAN Lei (Gulou Hospital Affili ated to Medical College of Nanjing University, Jiangsu 210008, China)
Objective To compare effects of acup-moxibustion a nd medicine on blood cells and response of the digestive tract after chemotherapy in the patient of neoplasm. Methods One hundred and two cases of chemotherapy were randomly divided into acupuncture treatment group and medication group. They were respectively treated by acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. and oral administration of VitB 6 and dompe ridone, etc. Results Blood cells increased in the patients of the t wo groups, the acupuncture treatment group being significantly better than the control group (P0.05); the total effective rate for improving main symptoms and signs after chemotherapy was 82.3% in the acupuncture treatment group and 67.6% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture and mo xibustion can antagonize adverse effects of chemotherapy and have a good protect ive action on the organism with chemotherapy.
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