Chemotherapy or target therapy-induced hand-foot syndrome in cancer patients affects the quality of life. At present, there is no better treatment for this side effect of chemotherapy or target therapy. In severe cases, it is necessary to reduce the dose of chemotherapy or target therapy, which may affect the progress and effect of chemotherapy. In recent years, acupuncture has been widely used for many side effects of chemotherapy, such as numbness of hands and feet, gastrointestinal discomfort, and dizziness. There have been many studies have proved to be effective, but quite few studies explored the acupuncture treatment improves the hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy or target therapy in cancer patients. Therefore, the investigators expect to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture, and applying acupuncture or laser acupuncture to improve hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy or target therapy in cancer patients in the future.
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The change of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5. 0
Timeframe: Change from Baseline severity of hand-foot syndrome at 3 weeks
The change of scores of Visual analogue scale (VAS)
Timeframe: Change from Baseline severity of pain at 3 weeks
The change of Dermatology Life Quality Index (questionnaire)
Timeframe: Change from Baseline quality of life at 3 weeks
The change of EORTC QLQ-C30 (questionnaire)
Timeframe: Change from Baseline quality of life at 3 weeks
The change of LF/HF before and after treatment
Timeframe: Change from Baseline LF/HF at 3 weeks
The change of temperature of limbs before and after treatment
Timeframe: Change from Baseline temperature at 3 weeks