Response to "radiation therapeutic gain and Asian botanicals," by Stephen Sagar

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-15

  Lawenda, Brian D ^a,b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Herbal medicine; Interactions; Radiomodifying; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANGIOGENESIS; ASIAN; AYURVEDA; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; GINGER; GINSENG; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROENVIRONMENT; NAUSEA; NOTE; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR CELL; ANIMAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEOPLASM; RADIATION; RADIATION INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 77953922489     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735410361476     Document Type: Note

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