Evaluation of low-level laser therapy in the prevention and treatment of radiation-induced mucositis: A double-blind randomized study in head and neck cancer patients

Oral Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1176-1181

  Carvalho, P A G ^a   Jaguar, G C ^a   Pellizzon, A C ^a   Prado, J D ^a   Lopes, R N ^a   Alves, F A ^a,b  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Laser therapy; Low level laser; Mucositis; Radiotherapy; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CETUXIMAB; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH PAIN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MUCOSITIS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255174964     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

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