acupuncture for chemo side effects??

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my friend had had very good results from acupuncture before and after chem sessions to reduce nausea and vomiting
also to improve general feeling of well being

has anyone else tried this and what were your results?

Not had it for chemo side effects, but I had it with my ivf (I'm convinced it helped me, it was our 3rd cycle), and for morning sickness while pregnant. It definitely helped with the morning sickness, so I'd expect it also to work for chemo sickness.

I would recommend finding an acupuncturist that has experience treating this though. My acupuncturist 'specialised' in some areas of treatment, eg. ivf.

Not for chemo side effects but my mum did have it to help with severe night sweats caused by her cancer and it did help.

thanks for your replies, yes they would probably need to be specialized in treating cancer patients