Patrick Dempsey’s cancer centre offers acupuncture, and he swears by the needle treatments too! Dempsey started the non-profit cancer center in Maine, where his mother was treated for ovarian cancer. He told Insider that acupuncture is one of the most popular treatments offered at the Dempsey Center. Scientific studies suggest that acupuncture can help ease the nausea and vomiting that are often side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Find out more.