Letter to the Editor concerning the article "Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer"

The aim of this Letter to the Editor was to report some methodological shortcomings in the recently published article "Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer" by Zhang et al. There are some issues regarding the...

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Published in:World journal of surgical oncology 2019-03, Vol.17 (1), p.57-57, Article 57
Main Authors: Robijns, Jolien, Censabella, Sandrine, Claes, Stefan, Pannekoeke, Luc, Bussé, Lore, Colson, Dora, Kaminski, Iris, Broux, Victoria, Lodewijckx, Joy, Puts, Sofie, Bulens, Paul, Maes, Annelies, Noé, Leen, Brosens, Marc, Timmermans, An, Lambrichts, Ivo, Somers, Veerle, Mebis, Jeroen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute radiodermatitis
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Clinical trials
Correspondence
Dermatitis
Head & neck cancer
Head and neck cancer
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Lasers
Light therapy
Patients
Photobiomodulation
Phototherapy
Prognosis
Quality of life
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Red light
Studies
Wound healing
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Summary:The aim of this Letter to the Editor was to report some methodological shortcomings in the recently published article "Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer" by Zhang et al. There are some issues regarding the incomplete photobiomodulation (PBM) parameters, the chosen outcome measures, and some missing reference articles. In conclusion, the results of this study should be interpreted with caution and further research is necessary.
ISSN:1477-7819
1477-7819
DOI:10.1186/s12957-019-1603-y