I am certified in Oncology Acupuncture through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where my training focused on providing safe, compassionate, evidence-informed care alongside conventional cancer treatment.

If you or someone you love is navigating cancer treatment, recovery, or advanced illness, acupuncture can offer additional support during a deeply demanding time. Integrative care is not a replacement for disease-directed therapy. Rather, it is meant to ease side effects, reduce symptom burden, and support comfort and quality of life — whether during active treatment, in survivorship, or in more advanced stages of care.

For those living with advanced disease, the focus gently shifts toward comfort. Care becomes centered on the present moment — easing pain, calming the nervous system, supporting rest, and helping patients feel steadier and supported.

Cancers Supported

Supportive care is appropriate across many cancer types, including:

• Breast cancer

• Lung cancer

• Prostate cancer

• Gynecologic cancers

• Colorectal cancer

• Hematologic cancers (lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma)

• Patients undergoing stem cell transplant

Care is provided during chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy (including aromatase inhibitors and androgen deprivation therapy), immunotherapy, post-surgical recovery, and advanced illness care when appropriate.

Symptoms Supported

Based on oncology integrative care guidelines and clinical research, acupuncture may support patients experiencing:

Pain

• Cancer-related pain

• Aromatase inhibitor–associated arthralgia

• Neuropathic pain

• Post-surgical pain

Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)

Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF)

• During active treatment

• Post-treatment persistent fatigue

Hot Flashes

• Related to hormonal therapies

• Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)

• Treatment-induced menopause

Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

Anxiety and Emotional Distress

Sleep Disturbance

Quality of Life Concerns During Survivorship and Advanced Illness

Safety & Collaboration

Oncology acupuncture requires careful medical screening. Treatment is guided by:

• Review of laboratory values (including ANC and platelets)

• Awareness of ports, PICC lines, radiation fields, and surgical sites

• Coordination with oncology teams when appropriate

• Infection control and isolation precautions when required

Care is delivered with close attention to safety parameters established in hospital-based oncology practice.

Integrative, Collaborative Approach

Supportive care focuses on:

• Symptom relief

• Comfort and dignity

• Emotional steadiness

• Improved functional status when possible

• Enhanced quality of life

• Complementing standard oncologic and palliative care

If you are undergoing cancer treatment, living in survivorship, or facing advanced illness and seeking additional support, I am here to collaborate with you and, when appropriate, your oncology or palliative care team.