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Coconut Oil as a Novel Approach to Managing Radiation-Induced Xerostomia: A Primary Feasibility Study

BACKGROUND: Xerostomia is a common complication following radiation therapy for head and neck cancer (HNC), for which there is no single, universally accepted therapy. Coconut oil has been anecdotally suggested to provide relief for this complication. This study sought to examine the feasibility and...

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Autores principales: Quimby, Alexandra E., Hogan, Debora, Khalil, Diana, Hearn, Matthew, Nault, Colette, Johnson-Obaseki, Stephanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32952561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8537643