189 - ACUPUNCTURE`S RESOLUTE IN CHEMOTHERAPY SIDE EFFECTS ADMINISTERED IN A BREAST CANCER PATIENT

Abstract

Under holistic perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we believe that anxiety, fear, sadness, anger and/or pain cause disharmony psychosomatic in humans and are responsible for symptoms of discomfort causing a decrease in life quality. Acupuncture is a MTC treatment, and accessible with minimum turnaround time to obtaining relief or cure of symptoms, especially no use of allopathic medications by western medicine. We describe in this report points made about the care of a breast cancer woman being treated by chemotherapy as well as its energy diagnosis, treatment choice and subsequent results in patient's experience facing acupuncture is happening. In this light, study's objective was to assess response to TCM intervention in combating side-effects of chemotherapy in a pharmacy assistant woman, 47 years old, with breast cancer. After anamnesis, we believe that patient has a constitutional ground, nature Yin, has been generally empty and has a chronic etiology preferably internal. Based on information obtained initial, diagnosis arrived was deficiency of energy "Qi" of pi, of xue xin of gan xue and Yang Shen. The meetings have taken place essentially once a week, where we used systemic application of needles, moxibustion and ear acupuncture. Currently, patient meets the general stable, mild edema, immunity restored and featuring balanced emotional state through acupuncture treatment using points as CV4, SP10, ST36 and PC6. She still will receive last chemotherapy session by scheduled second cycle, so has not yet discharged clinic