Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Autor:	Joseph S. Chiang, Qi Zhao, Zhiqiang Meng, M. Kay Garcia, Amy Spelman, David I. Rosenthal, Genming Zhao, Luming Liu, J. Lynn Palmer, Huiting Peng, Lorenzo Cohen, Ying Zhang, Qi Wei, Mark S. Chambers, Chaosu Hu
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Head and neck cancer Nasopharyngeal neoplasm Cancer Dry mouth medicine.disease law.invention Surgery Radiation therapy stomatognathic diseases stomatognathic system Oncology Randomized controlled trial Nasopharyngeal carcinoma law Internal medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Acupuncture medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Cancer. 118:3337-3344
ISSN:	0008-543X
DOI:	10.1002/cncr.26550
Popis:	Background Xerostomia (dry mouth) after head/neck radiation is a common problem among cancer patients and available treatments are of little benefit. The objective of this trial was to determine if acupuncture can prevent xerostomia among head/neck patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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