A randomized placebo-controlled trial of manuka honey for radiation-induced oral mucositis

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 751-761

  Hawley, Philippa ^a   Hovan, Allan ^a   McGahan, Colleen E ^a   Saunders, Deborah ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b Northeast Cancer Center Health Sciences North   (Canada)

Author keywords

Honey; Mucositis; Placebo controlled; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HONEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUKA HONEY; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; ORAL MUCOSITIS; ORAL MUCOSITIS ASSESSMENT SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INDUCED ORAL MUCOSITIS; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HONEY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; STOMATITIS;

EID: 84895869235     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-2031-0     Document Type: Article

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