Acupressure for Cancer-Related Fatigue

We will enroll 124 foreign-born, Chinese-speaking women from Southern California and Maryland
areas with moderate to severe levels of fatigue, diagnosed with stage 0-IV breast cancer,
aged 21-74, and 1-5 years post-primary treatment. Using an adaptive treatment strategy
design, participants will be randomized to either the acupressure intervention or control
groups. The acupressure group will learn how to press three chief energy acupoints on each
side of the body through de novo 11-minute Chinese-language video and practice acupressure
every day (one minute per acupoint; a total of 6 minutes per day) for an 8-week intervention
period. Participants will be telephone interviewed twice: at baseline and 8-weeks
post-intervention follow-up.

Inclusion Criteria:

- 1) be between ages 21 to 74

- 2) be first-generation immigrants

- 3) speak Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese)

- 4) be diagnosed with breast cancer at stage 0, I, II III or IV

- 5) have completed primary treatments (including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy)
1-5 years prior to recruitment

- 6) have not had recurrence

- 7) have moderate to severe levels of fatigue.

Exclusion Criteria:

- have hypothyroidism and anemia

- being using acupuncture