Acupuncture and gloves: a new hope against chemo nerve pain?

This study tests whether wearing compression gloves and stockings during chemo, plus acupuncture after, can prevent nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) in breast cancer patients. About 384 people will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: compression only, acupuncture only, both, or a sham acupuncture. The goal is to see if these simple, non-drug methods can reduce the high rate of nerve pain and numbness that often forces patients to cut back on life-saving chemo.