A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Essential Oils for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a painful, debilitating consequence of cancer treatment affecting up to 60% of patients. Pharmacological approaches to CIPN are often ineffective and cause adverse effects. Essential oils are an underutilized non-pharmacological approach to pain reduction.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Dawn L. Langley-Brady, Richard T. Campbell, Nita J. Maihle, Vernon A. Barnes, Angela R. Bratton, Julie K. Zadinsky Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
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