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Breast Cancer
Acustimulation wrist bands don't relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea
July 7th, 2005
They may help symptoms of motion sickness and morning sickness, but unfortunately a recent study reports acustimulation wrist bands don't relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea experienced by breast cancer patients. J.A. Roscoe and colleagues, University of Rochester, evaluated "the efficacy of an acustimulation wrist band for the relief of chemotherapy-induced nausea using a randomized, three-arm, clinical trial (active acustimulation, sham acustimulation, and no acustimulation) in 96 women with breast cancer who experienced nausea at their first chemotherapy treatment." According to the study, "Five outcomes related to wrist band efficacy (acute...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-07)
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