Cancer Support · NCCN Category 1
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the #1 unresolved symptom across survivorship — and it's the one most patients are told to 'just live with.' NCCN now lists acupuncture as a Category 1 intervention for CRF, and randomized
Book a Free Consultation Call 727-490-6060Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the #1 unresolved symptom across survivorship — and it’s the one most patients are told to ‘just live with.’ NCCN now lists acupuncture as a Category 1 intervention for CRF, and randomized trials (Molassiotis JCO 2012, Mao 2014, Garcia 2013) show measurable improvement on the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) and FACIT-Fatigue within 6–8 weeks. We treat patients still in chemo, on aromatase inhibitors, and survivors 1–5 years post-NED who never got their energy back.
Conventional oncology has very little to offer for CRF beyond ‘graded exercise’ and ‘sleep hygiene’ — both helpful, neither sufficient. Methylphenidate and modafinil are sometimes tried off-label with mixed evidence and side effects. Acupuncture is the only NCCN Category 1 non-pharmacologic intervention for cancer-related fatigue, and it’s the intervention with the strongest survivorship data.
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines (Cancer-Related Fatigue) list acupuncture as a Category 1 recommendation. Molassiotis JCO 2012 (n=302) showed acupuncture reduced BFI scores significantly more than usual care. Mao 2014 and Garcia 2013 show sustained benefit on FACIT-Fatigue. ASCO and the Society for Integrative Oncology jointly endorse acupuncture for CRF (Mao SIO–ASCO 2022).
I was told the fatigue was just part of survivorship. Twelve weeks with Dr. Kim, and I’m back at the gym three days a week.
Linda, 58 — Clearwater (1y post-treatment)
Areas we serve
Patients travel to our Clearwater clinic from across Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
Our home clinic on Executive Drive, minutes from downtown Clearwater and Clearwater Beach.
A short drive south, and one of our most common patient ZIP codes.
Roughly 20 minutes south for patients across southern Pinellas County.
A straight run north for Dunedin, Honeymoon Island and the Pinellas Trail.
About 10 minutes east, just off the Bayside Bridge corridor.
A direct route south on Alt US-19.
Around 25 minutes over the Courtney Campbell Causeway from South Tampa and Westshore.
Ten to fifteen minutes north on Tampa Rd for Oldsmar and East Lake patients.
Close by via Ulmerton Rd, serving Seminole and Bay Pines.
A quick trip south on US-19.
North Pinellas patients reach the clinic in about 25 minutes down Alt US-19.
Serving Belleair, Belleair Bluffs and Indian Rocks Beach.
Serving Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, Palm Harbor, Tampa, Oldsmar, Seminole, Pinellas Park, Tarpon Springs and Belleair.
Call (727) 490-6060
Answers for patients across Clearwater and the greater Tampa Bay area.
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Ready to start? Call 727-490-6060 or book a free consultation with Dr. Kim Windschauer, AP, at 3001 Executive Drive, Suite 150, Clearwater, FL 33762.
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