Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship

This beautifully written book has the advantage of coming from the perspective of a highly experienced practitioner-academic. Dr de Valois combines her knowledge of acupuncture in private practice, and experience of working in an integrated healthcare team in the NHS; detailing biomedical and acupuncture approaches to managing the consequences of cancer treatments. – Dr Christine A Barry BA, BSc, PhD Medical Anthropology Senior Research Fellow, Brunel University (retired)This makes me feel I have the skills to be able to offer something good to cancer survivors. I find the honesty and clarity of Beverley’s writing in sharing her own approach and experiences very empowering – Maggie Bavington Lic Ac, MSc Chinese Herbal Medicine Acupuncturist and HerbalistBeverley de Valois is the acupuncture authority on cancer survivorship in the UK and West. This ground-breaking book reflects her in-depth knowledge and extensive expertise. – Angela Hicks BSc LicAc FBAcC MRCHM Co-founder and President, College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading, Berkshire UKThis book is an exciting and important new resource in the evidence-informed practice of acupuncture for supporting cancer survivors. I wish I had had it during my years in a hospital oncology service; this is a large population of patients with deep needs for continuing care that may not be effectively addressed by a system that is set up for crisis management. Dr. de Valois’ decades of experience in listening to and caring for these patients are plainly evident, and shine through her careful presentations of what is needed and how we can be of help. – Dr Claudia Citkovitz PhD MS LAC Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Author, Acupressure and Acupuncture During Birth.

This book has been anticipated by practitioners and acupuncture students alike. Extending beyond the TCM patterns for cancer, this manual will serve as a wonderful resource for acupuncturists working with cancer patients covering all the softer issues that come with this area of work as well as diagnosis and treatment options in acupuncture. It is filled with information gathered over many years by the author, who has a great wealth of experience both as a practitioner and as a researcher.Beverley has brought together years her unique experience working withcancer survivorship as a Chinese medicine practitioner in this book. It willprovide a new generation of practitioners with most valuable support andguidance that is both practical and useful in a clinical setting.

Beverley de Valois PhD LicAc FBAcC MBLS is a licensed acupuncturist, born in Canada and now practising in the UK, where she trained at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. She is a distinguished researcher of acupuncture for the supportive care of people living with and beyond cancer and holds the post of Researcher in Integrative Medicine at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in the UK’s National Health Service. An Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, and a Fellow of the British Acupuncture Council, she chaired the British Lymphology Society Scientific Committee from 2017-2020.