Abstract
Introduction Vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes, night sweats, etc) are a significant problem for breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen. We saw excellent improvement in a handful of patients treated with traditional Chinese medicine (predominantly acupuncture and dietary changes) and therefore decided to investigate whether acupuncture indeed had a role to play in the treatment of vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen. The investigation was designed to be in three phases, the first two of which are presented here. Phase 1 is to identify the age groups of patients, their willingness to try acupuncture, and the frequency of symptoms. Phase 2 is to perform a pilot study using acupuncture, and Phase 3 is to hold a randomised, controlled trial of acupuncture for vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer patients on tamoxifen.
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