Abstract

DIAZ CIFUENTES, Arely; CARDOSO CABRERA, Carlos  and  SEARA CIFUENTES, Aurora. Moxibustion as a treatment method in postradiochemotheapeutic leukopath.ies. AMC [online]. 2001, vol.5, n.6, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

A clinical eassy, late phase II for assessing moxibustion effectiveness in the treatment of leuokopenias in patients carriers of oncopathies and with treatment of radio or chemotherapy was performed in "Marie Curie" Oncologic hospital of Camaguey within the period from june 1999to octuber 2000. The universe included all patients undergoing radio or polychemotherapy assisted in the said hospital. Those patients who presented leukopenias were taken as study sample; they were assessed by the hematologist Deparment. As a significant result it was observed that the treatment was successful in 90% of cases and that in the 3rd and 4th moxa session, the response was positive in the great majority of patients.

Keywords : MOXIBUSTION; LEOCUPENIA [radiotherapy]; LEOCUPENIA [therapy]; LEOCUPENIA [chemotherapy].

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