Publications by authors named "O Micke"
A systematic review of Selenium as a complementary treatment in cancer patients.
Complement Ther Med
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Selenium is an antioxidant trace element that may offer benefits as a complementary treatment for cancer patients, and this systematic review evaluates its effectiveness.
- A systematic search of five databases resulted in the inclusion of 12 studies with nearly 2500 cancer patients, focusing on various cancer types and treatment outcomes.
- The review found mixed results, indicating that selenium supplementation might reduce radiotherapy-related toxicities in patients with selenium deficiency, but overall effectiveness for survival and quality of life remains unclear due to methodological issues in the studies.
Purpose: We evaluated the efficacy of low-dose radiotherapy for painful shoulder syndrome from an orthopedic perspective.
Methods: Patients with painful shoulder syndrome were recruited for this retrospective clinical quality assessment from January 2011 to December 2017. Patients were treated with a linear accelerator or an orthovoltage device at individual doses of 0.
Introduction: Cancer diagnoses are constantly increasing in clinical practice. Therefore, more and more patients are interested in how they can actively participate in the process of treatment. Spirituality represents a hidden issue of the population, which counts as a branch of complementary and alternative treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDNA damage is one of the foremost mechanisms of irradiation at the biological level. After the first isolation of DNA by Friedrich Miescher in the 19th century, the structure of DNA was described by Watson and Crick. Several Nobel Prizes have been awarded for DNA-related discoveries.
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