156 Main Street
Suite 103
Montpelier, Vermont

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802-223-0954 or email
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Integrative Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine                              Joshua Singer MS, L.Ac
Montpelier, Vermont                                                                          Kerry Jenni MS, L.Ac.
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Integrative Oncology- Cancer Care and Acupuncture

Integrative Oncology is an exciting branch of cancer care that is committed to the use of complementary therapeutic options.  The therpaies are all evidenced based and not "alternatives" to traditional cancer care, rather they are used in adjunct to surgery, hormone treatment, radiation and chemotherapy.  Such options include natural and botanical products, nutrition, acupuncture, massage and mind body therapies.  More information can be found at the Society for Integrative Oncology's website.  

Integrative Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine offers acupuncture to decrease symptoms associated with cancer care.  We do not treat cancer, we treat the patient and the systems effected by the cancer.  Kerry Jenni has completed training with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and their integration of acupuncture program.  Both she and Joshua have been working with Central Vermont Medical Center's departments of radiology and oncology to implement acupuncture as a natural adjunct to cancer care.  The treatments we provide do not interfere with cancer treatment, rather they have been proven helpful to allow a patient to receive the full recommended chemotherapy regimens when otherwise side effects have interfered.  

Acupuncture has been shown to help a variety of conditions during cancer treatment, the most common are:

  • Nausea
  • Dry Mouth
  • Pain
  • Vomiting
  • Acid Reflux
  • Stress
  • Sleeplessness
  • Hot Flashes
  • Neuropathy
  • Anxiety


Research

Head and Neck Cancer
April 2010 study shows decrease in pain and dysfunction as well as dry mouth using acupuncture.

Leukemia
A September 2009 study shows a decrease in neuropathy pain with acupuncture, allowing patients to receive the full chemotherapy and increase their chance for successful outcome

Breast Cancer
February 2010 study shows a decrease in hot flashes, depressive symptoms and other quality of life improvements.  Results maintained with the acupuncture patients for at least 15 weeks.