Paley, C.A., Johnson, M.I., Tashani, O.A., & Bagnall, A.M. (2015). Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10, CD007753.
STUDY PURPOSE: To evaluate acupuncture for relief of cancer-related pain in adults with updated evidence
TYPE OF STUDY: Systematic review
PHASE OF CARE: Not specified or not applicable
There was insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions.
There is insufficient high-quality evidence in the area of acupuncture for cancer-related pain.
There is a current lack of evidence to appropriately evaluate the efficacy of any type of acupuncture for management of cancer-related pain.