Mistletoe in conventional oncological practice: Exemplary cases

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-171

  Legnani, Walter ^a  

^a Centro Artemedica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthroposophical medicine; Mistletoe (Viscum album); Oncological therapy

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTHRACYCLINE; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALOPECIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BONE CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE CANCER; NAUSEA; ONCOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS CANCER; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SARCOMA; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; VISCUM ALBUM; VOMITING;

AGED; ANTHROPOSOPHY; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 52649159863     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735408319894     Document Type: Article

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