A patient who has cancer asks the nurse about using acupuncture to manage cancer pain. What will the nurse tell this patient?
a. "Acupuncture is not an effective treatment for cancer pain and should not be used."
b. "Studies to date do not clearly indicate effectiveness of acupuncture for alleviat-ing cancer pain."
c. "Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimula-tion (TENS) has been shown to be more effective than acupuncture."
d. "There is good evidence to suggest that acupuncture is an effective adjunct treat-ment for cancer pain."
B
Studies regarding acupuncture for treatment for cancer pain have been few and not well designed, so there is insufficient evidence to support its use. However, there have not been definitive studies showing that it does not work. TENS has not been well-studied, so findings about its use are inconclusive.
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