Effect of irradiation with red and infrared laser in the treatment of oral mucositis: A pilot study with patients undergoing chemotherapy with 5-FU

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1233-1240

  Cunha, C B ^a   Eduardo, F P ^b   Zezell, D M ^c   Bezinelli, L M ^b   Shitara, P P L ^d   Correa, L ^e  

^a Liga Bahiana Contra o Cancer   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^d Sorocaba Hospital Joint   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; EATING HABIT; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA SINUS CARCINOMA; ORAL MUCOSITIS; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RED LIGHT; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867903056     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-012-1089-0     Document Type: Article

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