A progress study of 100 cancer patients treated by acupressure for chemotherapy-induced vomiting after failure with the pharmacological approach

Minerva Medica

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 665-668

  Gardani, G ^a   Cerrone, R ^a   Biella, C ^a   Galbiati, G ^a   Proserpio, E ^a   Casiraghi, M ^a   Arnoffi, J ^a   Meregalli, M ^a   Trabattoni, P ^a   Dapretto, E ^a   Giani, L ^a   Messina, G ^a   Lissoni, P ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Chemotherapy; Neoplasms; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GEMCITABINE; IRINOTECAN; METHOTREXATE; NAVELBINE; OXALIPLATIN; PACLITAXEL; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOLID TUMOR; STOMACH CANCER; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING; VOMITING, ANTICIPATORY;

EID: 38849099618     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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