Chinese medicine offers different options to treating
breast cancer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —One in eight women
will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Some Louisville-area patients are
seeking alternative treatments in their battle against the disease.
Meridian Acupuncture and Herbal
Medicine in Louisville treats 25 to 40 patients at a given time.
Working alongside oncologists,
practitioners choose a combination of acupuncture, herbal medications and diet
to strengthen the body before chemotherapy or surgery.
The treatments can ease side effects
like nausea, vomiting and fatigue as well as emotional ones.
"The beauty of Chinese medicine
is we're trying to strengthen the individual up so their body can fight the
cancer and be as healthy as it can be. So each individual is completely
different. There's not one ingredient that's best, rather, one that's best for
that individual person," said Robert Patrick Gittli with Meridian
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine.
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