Mitigation of cancer therapy side-effects with light / Raj Nair, René-Jean Bensadoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nair, Raj (Professor), author.

Bensadoun, René-Jean, author.

Contributor:

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, publisher.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 3.

IOP concise physics

[IOP release 3]

IOP concise physics, 2053-2571

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lasers in medicine.

Cancer--Chemotherapy--Complications--Treatment.

Cancer.

Cancer--Radiotherapy--Complications--Treatment.

Neoplasms--drug therapy.

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Low-Level Light Therapy--methods.

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions.

Radiotherapy--adverse effects.

Cancer--Radiotherapy--Complications.

Cancer--Chemotherapy--Complications.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--drug therapy.

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Low-Level Light Therapy--methods.

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions.

Radiotherapy--adverse effects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 34 pages) : color illustrations.

Distribution:

Bristol [England] : IOP Publishing, [2016]

Place of Publication:

San Rafael [California] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2016]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

text file

Biography/History:

Raj Nair is Professor of Oral Medicine/Oral Oncology, Oral Pathology and Human Diseases at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. He has received his Oral Medicine training from Harvard University, USA and University of London, England, UK. He has published in the field of Oral Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and presented at numerous international conferences. Professor René-Jean Bensadoun is a Radiation Oncologist and Professor of Oncology-Radiotherapy. He currently heads the Nice High Energy Centre (private structure of radiotherapy and Supportive Care). Professor Bensadoun has published over 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and authored two books published in the US on the use of low-energy laser in cancer.

Summary:

Light from low level laser therapy, through a process called photobiomodulation (PBM), has been in existence in supportive care in cancer, in particular in the management of oral mucositis (OM) in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this book the authors attempt to portray the current status of the supportive care interventions that are possible with PBM using low level laser therapy (LLLT) in patients undergoing cancer treatment for solid tumours, harmatological malignancies, and head and neck cancers.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

section 1. Photobiomodulation and low level laser therapy

section 2. Dermatitis

section 3. Lymphedema

section 4. Mucositis

section 5. Salivary gland : hyposalivation

section 6. Dysphagia

section 7. Dysgeusia

section 8. Voice alterations

section 9. Trismus

section 10. Osteoradionecrosis

section 11. Safety concerns

section 12. Conclusion and future directions.

Notes:

"Version: 20161001"--Title page verso.

"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-34).

Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 2, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781681740751

9781681742038

OCLC:

962422264

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.