Objective To explore the characteristics of common parameters for acupuncture treatment of cancer pain by sorting out the domestic and foreign literature.Method This article collected and sorted out literature on acupuncture treatment of cancer pain in Chinese databases: Chongqing VIP, CNKI and Wanfang Data and English database PubMed. Main Chinese search keywords were针刺,电针,耳穴,针灸,癌痛,癌症and疼痛. English search keywords were acupuncture, electroacupuncture, auricular, cancer pain, neoplasms and pain. The search range was limited to literature collected in large databases since2010. The article type was limited to clinical case studies. Result s: Forty-four pieces of literature were retrieved after repeated literature was excluded. Conclusion s: Combined acupuncture and medicine and composite therapy are mainly selected for acupuncture treatment. Regularities in point selection for acupuncture are often acupuncture at pain points and acupoint selection according to primary diseases. Needle retention time is often between 20 and 30 min. Electroacupuncture stimulation waveforms aremainly sparse-dense waves, the stimulation intensity is as high as the patient can adapt and the treatment frequency is often once daily.