Pilot study of laser effects on oral mucositis in patients receiving chemotherapy

Cancer Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-254

  Wong, Siu Fun ^a   Wilder Smith, Petra ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil continuous infusion; Low level laser therapy; Mucositis

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CANCER STAGING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STOMATITIS;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLUOROURACIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0036584472     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200205000-00008     Document Type: Article

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