Fire needle therapy for the treatment of cancer pain: a protocol for the systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundCancer patients frequently suffer pain as one of their symptoms. It includes acute and chronic pain and is one of the most feared symptoms for patients. About one-third of adults actively undergoing cancer treatment suffer from pain related to their condition. Cancer pain control remains s...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neurology
Main Authors:	Junning Zhang, Yuehan Ren, Weizhen Wu, Yi Yuan, Jiale Wang, Yi Tang, Yunqiao Zhou, Yizhuo Qiao, Baoqin Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Subjects:	fire needle therapy cancer pain protocol systematic review complementary and alternative medicine efficacy
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1358859/full

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