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KMID : 1191520170220020025
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Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology
2017 Volume.22 No. 2 p.25 ~ p.31
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A Case Report of Chemotherapy-induced Stomatitis Clinically Improved by Acupuncture Treatment
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Cho Na-Kyung
Lee Yu-Ri
Choi Hong-Sik
Kim Kyung-Soon
Kim Seung-Mo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This case report presents improvement after receiving acupuncture treatment for a chemotherapy-induced stomatitis.
Methods: The patient was treated for 6 times with acupuncture. And effects of treatments were measured with the World Health Organization (WHO) oral toxicity scale and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Results: The clinical symptoms of the stomatitis were improved that WHO oral toxicity scale decreased from grade 4 to grade 0 and Visual Analogue Scale decreased from 7 to 2 after treated with acupuncture.
Conclusions: In this study, acupuncture might be effective way to cure the cancer patient suffering from chemotherapy-induced stomatitis.
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KEYWORD
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Stomatitis , Chemotherapy , Acupuncture
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