Mundsår inkl. mundtørhed og betændelse

Sikker dokumentation for effekt

Der er ingen sikker dokumentation for at problemer med slimhinderne i munden ifm. kræftsygdomme og kræftbehandling kan afhjælpes af KAB.

 

Nogen, men usikker, dokumentation

Der er nogen, men usikker, dokumentation for at problemer med slimhinderne i munden kan afhjælpes  eller lindres vha.:

• Akupunktur (mod mundtørhed) (2, 4, 7)
• Aloe Vera (mod sår i munden) (6)
• Glutamin (mod sår i munden) (6)
• Mistelten ekstrakt (mod sår i munden) (5)
• Honning (mod sår i munden) (1, 6)
• Traditionel kinesisk behandling (mod mundtørhed) (8)
• Traumeel S (homøopatisk præparat) (mod betændelse i munden) (3)

Se mere om de nævnte behandlingsformer (inkl. eventuelle bivirkninger) her:

• Akupunktur
• Aloe Vera/glutamin/honning
• Mistelten
• Traditionel kinesisk behandling
• Traumeel S (homøopatisk præparat)

Referencer og links til resume af forskningsartikler

 

Artikler af høj kvalitet (1++):

1. Charalambous M et al. (2013). The effectiveness of honey for the management of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review of clinical trials. European Journal of Integrative Medicine 5(3): 217-225. Se resume

2. Furness S et al. (2013). Interventions for the management of dry mouth: non-pharmacological interventions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (9):Cd009603. Se resume

3. Kassab S et al. (2009). Homeopathic medicines for adverse effects of cancer treatments. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2):Cd004845. Se resume

4. O'Sullivan EM, Higginson IJ (2010). Clinical effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of irradiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review. Acupuncture in Medicine 28(4): 191-199. Se resume

5. Stauder H, Kreuser ED (2002). Mistletoe extracts standardised in terms of mistletoe lectins (ML I) in oncology: current state of clinical research. Onkologie 25(4): 374-380. Se resume

6. Worthington HV et al. (2011) Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4):CD000978. Se resume

7. Zhuang L et al. (2013 (online 2012)). The preventive and therapeutic effect of acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review. Integrative Cancer Therapies 12(3): 197-205. Se resume

 

Artikler af acceptabel kvalitet, men med visse mangler (1+):

8. Mao CG et al. (2014). The efficacy of traditional Chinese Medicine as an adjunctive therapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of B.U.O.N. 19(2): 540-548. Se resume