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Comment
. 2020 Jun;25(6):e999.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0819. Epub 2020 Feb 12.

Regarding Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Jun Kako  1 , Kohei Kajiwara  1 , Masamitsu Kobayashi  2
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Regarding Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Jun Kako et al. Oncologist. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

This letter to the editor comments on a recent article on the effect of acupuncture treatment on chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with breast cancer.

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    Lu W, Giobbie-Hurder A, Ligibel JA. Lu W, et al. Oncologist. 2020 Jun;25(6):e1000. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0933. Epub 2020 Feb 25. Oncologist. 2020. PMID: 32096583 Free PMC article.

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