A Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Zinc in Oral Mucositis during Cancer Chemo and/or Radiotherapy—An Evidence-Based Approach
| Autor: | Pundarikakshaiah Deveneni, Chintada Suvarna, Charan Kumar Reddy, Khanam Shugufta, Triveni Bhopal, Mayuri Patel, Ramakrishna Madathanapalle, Sujatha Mekala, Sourab Abhyankar, Harikiran Ponnuru, Nallan C S K Chaitanya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Medicine (miscellaneous) chemistry.chemical_element Antineoplastic Agents 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Zinc Placebo Gastroenterology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pharyngeal Mucositis Neoplasms Internal medicine Mucositis medicine Humans Stomatitis 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Radiotherapy business.industry Cancer medicine.disease Confidence interval Radiation therapy chemistry Meta-analysis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 65:184-191 |
| ISSN: | 1881-7742 0301-4800 |
| DOI: | 10.3177/jnsv.65.184 |
| Popis: | Zinc in various therapeutic doses was used on patients suffering from oral mucositis during cancer treatment. A meta-analysis was conducted to probe the role of oral zinc as a possible treatment option for oral mucositis. A literature search was done using PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane, MedLine, ScienceDirect, ResearchGate and Google Scholar with key words. The analysis was directed to recognize and identify the use of zinc supplementations at a confidence interval (CI) 95% with p value significance taken as |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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