Acupuncture eases radiation-induced dry mouth in cancer patients
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia - severe dry mouth - among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the current online issue of Head & Neck.
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