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