Hi all,
a search had threads going back to 2006, so I thought I would post my experience so far to gauge current thinking . I was treated for Head and Neck cancer with 7 weeks of rads (& three doses of cisplatin), ending on 8/25/14. My RO, who received his medical degree in the military, told me he was impressed with a double blind acupuncture test he observed during his training. This test showed a significant improvement in patients who got the needles in correct acupuncture points (compared with the control group that got fake acupuncture on random points).

On his advice, I began treatment, and after two treatments, I think I see some improvement. It's not night & day, but I can be apart from gum or water for a bit longer, and less intense cottonmouth. Here's one cite of a paper (2008) on its effectiveness:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18784633

Head and neck cancer,
Squamous cell carcinoma,
HPV p16, Stage 3N (6/14) Occult origin;
58 year old male 35 rads & 2.5 doses Cisplatin chemo 7/10/14> 8/25/14
1.5 years clear of cancer, at this point.

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