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Effects of Acupuncture on Leucopenia, Neutropenia, NK, and B Cells in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study

dc.contributor.authorPais, I.
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, N.
dc.contributor.authorPimentel, I.
dc.contributor.authorTeles, M.
dc.contributor.authorNeves, E.
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, J.
dc.contributor.authorGuimarães, J.
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, N.
dc.contributor.authorMoreira-Pinto, A.
dc.contributor.authorMachado, J.
dc.contributor.authorEfferth, T.
dc.contributor.authorGreten, H.
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-03T16:50:49Z
dc.date.available2015-08-03T16:50:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractChemotherapy is one of most significant therapeutic approaches to cancer. Immune system functional state is considered a major prognostic and predictive impact on the success of chemotherapy and it has an important role on patients' psychoemotional state and quality of life. In Chinese medicine, chemotherapy is understood as "toxic cold" that may induce a progressive hypofunctional state of immune system, thus compromising the fast recovery of immunity during chemotherapy. In this study, we performed a standardized acupuncture and moxibustion protocol to enhance immunity in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to assess if the improvement of immunity status correlates with a better psychoemotional state and quality of life.por
dc.identifier.citationEvid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:217397por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/217397
dc.identifier.issn1741-427X
dc.identifier.issn1741-4288
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1838
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherHindawi Pub.por
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/217397por
dc.titleEffects of Acupuncture on Leucopenia, Neutropenia, NK, and B Cells in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Studypor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited States of Americapor
oaire.citation.titleEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinepor
oaire.citation.volume2014por
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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