Effectiveness of Manual Acupuncture for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subjects with severe comorbidities such as chronic kidney failure, metastatic liver cirrhosis, or heart disease.
• •Subjects currently undergoing other therapies that may affect leukocyte counts, such as immunomodulatory therapy or high-dose corticosteroid use.
• •Subjects who are still smoking or consuming alcohol.
• •Subjects with blood clotting disorders or those currently taking anticoagulants, confirmed by laboratory results: neutrophils \<1,000/mm³, platelets \<25,000/mm³, INR \>2.0, or partial thromboplastin time \>20 seconds.
• •Pregnant or breastfeeding women.