Systematic review of laser and other light therapy for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 333-341

  Migliorati, Cesar ^a   Hewson, Ian ^b   Lalla, Rajesh V ^c   Antunes, Heliton Spindola ^d,e   Estilo, Cherry L ^f   Hodgson, Brian ^g   Lopes, Nilza Nelly Fontana ^h   Schubert, Mark M ⁱ   Bowen, Joanne ^j   Elad, Sharon ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d Inst Ciencias Exatas e da Natureza   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^h Seattle Cancer Care Alliance ^*  (Brazil)

ⁱ SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Laser therapy; LED; LLLT; Mucositis prevention; Mucositis treatment; Oral complications of cancer therapy; Oral mucositis; Stomatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 84874110142     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1605-6     Document Type: Review

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