Group acupuncture to relieve radiation induced xerostomia: a feasibility study

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine 2009;27:109-113 Author: Richard Simcock et al. Background: A distressing complication of radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer is xerostomia (chronic oral dryness). Xerostomia is difficult to treat conventionally but there are reports that acupuncture can help. We conducted a feasibility study to examine the acceptability of a standardised group acupuncture technique and adherence [...]