Comparison of Nutrition Education Alone or With Acupuncture for Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Patients Post-Chemotherapy

Inclusion Criteria:

• Woman with a diagnosis of breast cancer, stage I, II, or III
• Age ≥ 18
• ECOG performance status ≤ 1
• Received treatment for breast cancer, and treatment must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment in trial, but no longer than 1 year post-treatment.
• BMI ≥ 30
• Adequate bone marrow and organ function as determined by the consenting/enrolling investigator
• Signed informed consent
• Any receptor status
• Participant is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment, scheduled visits, and examinations

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Participants in study may still be receiving hormone or Herceptin treatment.
• Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer
• Participation in other diet-based weight loss programs (ie. Patient should not be currently enrolled in Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, etc.)
• Current use of commercial or natural/herbal weight loss supplements
• Major surgery within 1 month of starting study program and patients must have recovered from any effects of major surgery
• Other malignancies within the past three years except for adequately treated carcinoma of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin
• Personal history of an eating disorder
• Other serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, non-malignant systemic disease, or active, uncontrolled infection (including uncontrolled HIV, Hepatitis B or C), or any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent