The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Human/Clinical Studies

Added text about a study that suggested decreased delayed nausea from acupressure at point p6 compared with sham acupressure (cited Dibble et al. as reference 31).

Added text about a study of N/V from moderate to highly emetogenic chemotherapy to Table 4.

Added Deng et al. as reference 40.

Added text about a small randomized controlled trial of EA compared with hormone therapy in women with breast cancer that suggested a prolonged effect of EA on hot flushes after 24 months (cited Frisk et al. [Climacteric 2008] as reference 42).

Added text about a randomized controlled trial in which 47 cancer patients with moderate to severe fatigue were randomly assigned to acupuncture, acupressure, or sham acupressure groups (cited Molassiotis et al. as reference 43).

Added Frisk et al. [Eur Urol 2008] as reference 46.

Added text about hot flashes, cancer-related fatigue, and hot flushes to Table 5.

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