The efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for breast cancer lymphedema: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer lymphedema (BCL) is one of the most common complications of breast cancer. Common western medical treatments for BCL, such as western medicine and lymphatic drainage, are ineffective, and recurrence may easily occur, making treatment more challenging and placing a heavier burden on patients. Acupuncture therapy is commonly used to treat BCL in China, and there are many acupuncture therapies, including acupuncture, moxibustion, and the combination of acupuncture and moxibustion. Given the difference in operation difficulty, efficacy and safety of these acupuncture types, how to the most effective therapy is controversial. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of different acupuncture and moxibustion methods, so as to pr

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10005992 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature