Comparing the effect of acupressure and ginger on chemotherapy gastrointestinal side-effects in children with leukemia

Essawy, Magda; Abohadida, Rasha; Abd-Elkader, Wafaa; Fathy, Hassan; Hassab, Hoda

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102730

Cited by 14 publications

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“…Results showed that the number of children who experienced nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea reduced within the days of chemotherapy sessions in the ginger group. At the same time, all children in the control group experienced nausea during the three days of sessions, and none of the children in the ginger group endured severe nausea on the third day of sessions (Essawy, Abohadida, Abd‐Elkader, Fathy, & Hassab, 2021). Therefore, it can be assumed that the ginger powdered capsule has a significant effect in mitigating the chemotherapy GI side effects.…”

Section: Medicinal Herbs In Treating Chemotherapy‐induced Nausea and ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicinal herbs in treating chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting: A review

Rajabalizadeh

Rahbardar

2022

Phytotherapy Research

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Cancer development entangles with mutation and selection for cells that progressively increase capacity for proliferation and metastasis at the cellular level. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are the standard treatments to manage several types of cancer. Chemotherapy is toxic for both normal and cancer cells and can induce unfavorable conditions, such as chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), that reduce patients' quality of life. Emesis after chemotherapy is categorized into two classes acute and delayed. Since ancient times, herbal medicines have been used in various cultures to manage stomachache, vomiting, and nausea. In this manuscript, the antiemetic mechanisms of several herbal medicines and their preparations such as Zingiber officinale (5‐HT, NK‐1 receptor and muscarinic antagonist activity), Mentha spicata (5‐HT antagonist activity), Scutellaria baicalensis (antioxidant activity), Persumac (useful in delayed phase through antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and anti‐contractile properties) and Rikkunshito (supportive in acute and delayed phase through 5‐HT receptor antagonist activity) have been reviewed to show their potential effects on decreasing CINV and attract scientists attention to formulate more herbal medicine to alleviate CINV in cancer patients. However, it is crucial to say that additional high‐quality investigations are required to firmly verify the clinical effectiveness and safety of each plant/compound.

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Section: Medicinal Herbs In Treating Chemotherapy‐induced Nausea and ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicinal herbs in treating chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting: A review

Rajabalizadeh

Rahbardar

2022

Phytotherapy Research

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“…That is to say, a long straight line with the size of 10cm was selected, which corresponded to 0-10 points, with 0 point being painless and 1-3 points being mild pain. 4-6 points: moderate pain; 7-10: Severe pain, in which the patient marks the pain he/she considers as severe on a straight line according to his/her pain perception [6,7] .…”

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A Brief Review of the Progress of Research on Late Pain Care in Patients with Leukemia

2022

FMSR

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Leukemia is a general term for malignant diseases of the blood system. It is a group of primary malignant tumors of the blood system. Most of the diseases begin in the bone marrow, resulting in the release of a large number of abnormal blood cells into the peripheral blood, resulting in a series of clinical symptoms and signs. At present, the exact cause of leukemia is not clear, most of the genetic factors and environmental (non-genetic) factors combined effect of the result. There are four main types of leukemia: acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL), and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The development of the above-mentioned malignant hematologic diseases to the end stage often causes multiple organ dysfunction and pain. Late pain causes severe body drain and affects the patient's quality of life. In addition to conventional tumor analgesia, pain nursing is also very important in pain management of patients with advanced hematopathy. This paper reviews the literature of late pain nursing for patients with leukemia in recent years, and makes a review in order to provide some reference for the clinical late pain nursing for patients with leukemia.

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“…Researchers and oncologists were trying to minimize these problems. 14,15 Therefore, a highly efficient therapeutics treatment would be required, such as “magic bullets” that can overcome the biological hurdles, distinguish between benign and malignant cells, specifically target the cancerous cell and desirably release the drug on the target tissue. 16 The application of nanotechnology (nanomedicine) is predicted to help us move toward the purpose mentioned above.…”

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confidence: 99%