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Review
. 2024 Jun 7;70(suppl 1):e2024S101.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.2024S101. eCollection 2024.

Acupuncture in cancer care: a narrative review

André Wan Wen Tsai  1   2 , Eduardo D'Alessandro  1   2 , Sidney Brandão  1   3 , João Bosco Guerreiro  1   4 , Ricardo Morad Bassetto  1   5 , Janete Shatkoski Bandeira  1   6 , Marcus Yu Bin Pai  1   5 , Adriano Höhl  1 , Alexandre Valotta da Silva  1   7 , Fernando Mendes Sant'Anna  1   8
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Acupuncture in cancer care: a narrative review

André Wan Wen Tsai et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). .
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Conflicts of interest: the authors declare there is no conflicts of interest.

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