References page for Kerry Gower’s final year dissertation “Does Acupuncture help reduce the side effects of AHT, specifically Tamoxifen following breast cancer?”

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6.De Valois, B.A., Young, T.E., Robinson, N., McCourt, C. and Maher, J. (2010). Using Traditional Acupuncture for Breast Cancer-Related Hot Flashes and Night Sweats. The Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, 16(10), 1047-1057.

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14.D’Alessandro, E.G., Valotta Da Silva, A., Cecatto, R.B., Moran, C.M., Azevedo, R.S. and Lin, C.A. (2022) Acupuncture for Climacteric-Like Symptoms in Breast Cancer Improves Sleep, mental and Emotional Health: A Randomized Trial. Medical Acupuncture, 34 (1), pp.58-65.

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16.De Valois, B.A., Young, T.E., Robinson, N., McCourt, C. and Maher, J. (2010). Using Traditional Acupuncture for Breast Cancer-Related Hot Flashes and Night Sweats. The Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, 16(10), 1047-1057.

17.Deng, G., Vickers, A.J., Yeung, K.S., D’Andrea, G.M, Xiao, H., Heerdt, A.S., Sugarman, S., Troso-Sandoval, T., Seidman, A.D., Hudis, C.A and Cassileth, B.R. (2007) Randomized, Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients. Journal of Oncology, 25(35), pp.5584-5590.

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19.Mao, J.J., Bowman, M.A., Xie, S.X., Bruner, D., DeMichele, A. and Farrar, T. (2015) Electro-acupuncture versus Gabapentin for Hot Flashes among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trail. Journal of Oncology, 33(31), pp.3615-3620.

20.Garland, S.N., Xie, S.X., Qing, L., Seluzicki, M.A., Basal, C. and Mao, J.J. (2017) Comparative Effectiveness of Electro-Acupuncture vs. Gabapentin for Sleep Disturbances in Breast Cancer Survivors with Hot Flashes: A Randomized Trial. Menopause, 25 (5), pp.517-523.