Acupuncture Eases Dry Mouth In Cancer Patients

According to researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, twice weekly acupuncture relieves severe radiation-induced dry mouth among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer.

Study participants were given acupuncture two times a week for four weeks.  All of the study participants reported significant decreases of severe dry mouth and greatly improved quality-of-life.

Posted in Cancer |

Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at 2:33 pm and is filed under Cancer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
High Intake of Red and Processed Meats Linked to Increased Mortality Risk«
»Acupuncture for Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting

Comments are closed at this time.