Twenty-seven cases of adverse reaction in postoperative chemotherapy of breast cancer treated with acupoint catgut-embedding therapy

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy on adverse reaction in chemotherapy of breast cancerMethodsFifty-four cases were randomly divided into a comprehensive acupuncture and moxibustion group and a western medicine group, 27 cases in each group. All the postoperative cases with breast cancer used the CAF chemotherapy regimen. In the comprehensive acupuncture and moxibustion group, acupoint catgut-embedding therapy was applied to Tiānshū ( ST 25), Wèishū ( BL 21) and Zúsān ( ST 36), etc., and moxibustion was used at Zùsānl ( ST 36). In the western medicine group, Ondansetron Hydrochloride, Metoclopramide, Metoclopramide and Qianglishengbai Tablets for oral administration were prescribed. A course was 28 days, and the whole treatment included 6 courses. The status of intake, nausea and vomiting were observed, and the leukocyte was detected before and after chemotherapy.ResultsAfter treatment, The status of intake in the comprehensive acupuncture and moxibustion group was superior to that in the western medicine group (P<0.05). The total effective rate on controlling nausea and vomiting in the comprehensive acupuncture and moxibustion group was 88.9% (24/27), which was higher than that of 51.8% (14/27) in the western medicine group (P<0.05), the improving leukocyte effective rate was 92.6% (25/27) in comprehensive acupuncture and moxibustion group, which was higher than that of 77.8% (21/27) in western medicine group (P<0.05).ConclusionAcupoint catgut-embedding therapy can relieve the gastrointestinal reaction and improve patients' immunity and quality of life during chemotherapy.