Mitigation of cancer therapy side-effects with light /

Light from low level laser therapy, through a process called photobiomodulation (PBM), has been in existence in supportive care in cancer, in particular in the management of oral mucositis (OM) in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Nair, Raj (Professor) (Autor), Bensadoun, René-Jean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2016]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 3.
IOP concise physics.
Temas:
Lasers in medicine.
Cancer > Chemotherapy > Complications > Treatment.
Cancer > Radiotherapy > Complications > Treatment.
Neoplasms > drug therapy.
Neoplasms > radiotherapy.
Low-Level Light Therapy > methods.
Drug Therapy > adverse effects.
Radiotherapy > adverse effects.
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR/MRI)
MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • section 1. Photobiomodulation and low level laser therapy
  • section 2. Dermatitis
  • section 3. Lymphedema
  • section 4. Mucositis
  • section 5. Salivary gland : hyposalivation
  • section 6. Dysphagia
  • section 7. Dysgeusia
  • section 8. Voice alterations
  • section 9. Trismus
  • section 10. Osteoradionecrosis
  • section 11. Safety concerns
  • section 12. Conclusion and future directions.

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