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However, specific symptom responses remain incompletely characterized. This study retrospectively evaluated changes in individual symptoms following completion of a structured group acupuncture regimen at an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Patients treated at our Integrative Oncology and Survivorship Program between 2023 and 2025 who completed \u22658 acupuncture sessions and pre- and post-treatment Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCaW) questionnaires were included. Patients identified and rated their two most bothersome symptoms on a 0\u20136 Likert scale. Symptoms were categorized into 20 domains. Pre-to-post changes were assessed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Among 723 patients (median age 60 years; 78.8% female; 36.0% Black), breast cancer was the most common diagnosis (52.8%). Reported symptoms included peripheral neuropathy (n=293), generalized pain (n=245), fatigue (n=120), hot flashes (n=96), and insomnia (n=83), with a median severity score of 5. Significant improvements were observed across all domains (p&lt;0.05) except depression and urinary incontinence (p = 0.057). Large effect sizes (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u22650.8) were noted for upper gastrointestinal symptoms (r = \u22120.86), radiation-related changes (r = \u22120.80), lower gastrointestinal symptoms (r = \u22120.79), and oral\u2013salivary gland symptoms (r = \u22120.79). High-prevalence symptoms, including neuropathy (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Mdn<\/jats:italic>\n                    : 5 vs 4, p&lt;0.001), pain (5 vs 3, p&lt;0.001), fatigue (5 vs 3, p&lt;0.001), hot flashes (5 vs 3, p&lt;0.001), and insomnia (5 vs 4, p&lt;0.001), demonstrated substantial improvement. Completion of a structured group acupuncture regimen was associated with broad improvements in all but two patient-identified symptoms. 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