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Author: Carole A Paley

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About Carole A Paley
Carole A Paley PhD has a background in sports science and sports medicine and then qualified as a physiotherapist in 1995. After specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy she became interested in pain and in particular the non-pharmacological treatment of pain and cancer pain. She has practiced acupuncture for over 15 years and is a member of the AACP. She received her PhD in 2013 after a programme of study entitled ‘Acupuncture for Cancer Pain in Adults’. Since the start of her PhD she has published a number of journal articles, a Cochrane review and contributed to book chapters on the physiology of cancer pain and its treatment using acupuncture. Carole currently works at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust as Head of Research.

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Acupuncture for advanced cancer patients

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Up to 70 per cent of patients with advanced stage cancer suffer from pain for which they receive inadequate pain relief. This can lead to impaired physical and psychological well-being, resulting in a poorer quality of life (van den Beuken-vanEverdingen et al, 2007). Many practitioners consider acupuncture to be a viable way to combat this […]

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Acupuncture for advanced cancer patients

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Up to 70 per cent of patients with advanced stage cancer suffer from pain for which they receive inadequate pain relief. This can lead to impaired physical and psychological well-being, resulting in a poorer quality of life (van den Beuken-vanEverdingen et al, 2007). Many practitioners consider acupuncture to be a viable way to combat this […]

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