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Filter by:RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve dry mouth caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying to see how well one set of acupuncture points work in comparison to a different set of acupuncture points or standard therapy in treating dry mouth caused by radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer.
PRIMARY AIM 1. Determine the feasibility of providing true and sham acupuncture treatment to patients at Fudan University Cancer Hospital (Cancer Hospital) who are receiving radiation treatment for cancer of the head and/or neck area. SECONDARY AIMS 2. Determine if true acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture for preventing radiation-induced xerostomia among cancer patients at Cancer Hospital. 3. Determine if true acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture for reducing the severity of radiation-induced xerostomia.
A study for head and neck cancer patients to evaluate the feasibility of combining salivary gland transfer surgical procedure and IMRT helical tomotherapy to reduce dryness of mouth.
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy delivers thin beams of radiation of different strengths directly to the tumor from many angles. This type of radiation therapy may reduce damage to the parotid (salivary) glands, prevent xerostomia (dry mouth), and improve quality of life. It is not yet known whether intensity-modulated radiation therapy is more effective than conventional radiation therapy in preventing xerostomia and improving quality of life in patients who have throat cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying intensity-modulated radiation therapy to see how well it works compared to conventional radiation therapy in treating patients with oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer who are at risk of developing xerostomia caused by radiation therapy.