ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Effects of Ozone Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life and Toxicity Induced by Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Symptomatic Cancer Survivors.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Ozone Treatment in Patients With Paresthesia (Numbness, Tingling) Secondary to Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Randomized, Triple-blind Clinical Trial (OzoParQT)
Evaluation of the Gut Microbiome Profiles in Patients with Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treated in the Randomized Clinical Trial with Ozone OzoParQT (NCT06706544).
Gene and Molecular Pathway Characterization of the Response to Ozone Treatment in Gynecological Tumor Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain Secondary to Radio-chemotherapy
Intestinal Microbiome Profiles in Women With Gynecological Tumors and Pelvic Toxicity Secondary to Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy: Comparison With Controls and Effect of Rectal Ozone Treatment.
Prospective and Observational Study of Patients Referred to the Chronic Pain Unit for Palliative Treatment With Ozone Therapy Between 2026 and 2029. Prospective Study EPOOzo-2.
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Medical ozone treatment for pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and CIPN: State-of-the-Art Evidence and a Microbiota-Ozone Therapeutic Framework.Cancers · 2026Review
- Modulating the Gut Microbiota via Rectal Ozone Insufflation in Gynecological Cancer Patients with Radiotherapy/Chemotherapy-Induced Pelvic Toxicity: A Proposed Clinical Study Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Quality Assessment of Radiotherapy Health Information on Short-Form Video Platforms of TikTok and Bilibili: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR cancer · 2025Article
- Review
- Effects of ozone treatment on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a promising research area.Medical gas research · 2025Article
- Effects of Ozone Therapy on Adverse Events and Inflammatory Markers in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Interventional Therapy.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2025Article
- Photothermal and radiotherapy with alginate-coated gold nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Ozone Therapy in the Integrated Treatment of Female Dogs with Mammary Cancer: Oxidative Profile and Quality of Life.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of ozone therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with refractory symptoms of severe diseases: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Long-Term Effects of Ozone Treatment in Patients with Persistent Numbness and Tingling Secondary to Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. A Retrospective Study.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
(1) Background: The continuous improvement in cancer treatment has led to improvement in patients’ survival and a subsequent increase in the number of cancer survivors living with adverse side effects of cancer treatments, sometimes with a high and adverse impact on their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Side effects of cancer treatments are frequently associated with chronic status of oxidative stress, inflammation, and/or ischemia. The potential for ozone treatment to modulate those processes and improve some of those adverse effects has previously been described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ozone treatment on the HRQOL and grade of toxicity in symptomatic cancer survivors. (2) Methods: Before and after ozone treatment, we assessed (i) the HRQOL (according to the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire) and (ii) the grade of toxicity (according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events of the National Cancer Institute of EEUU (CTCAE v.5.0)) in 26 cancer survivors with chronic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. (3) Results: There was a significant (p < 0.001) improvement in the EQ-5D-5L index as per the self-reported outcome evaluation of patients’ health status. All the dimensions of the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire (mobility, self-care, activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) and the self-evaluation of the health status using the visual analog scale were significantly improved (p < 0.05). The grade of toxicity was also significantly decreased (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: In cancer survivors with chronic side effects of cancer treatment, ozone treatment can improve the grade of toxicity and the HRQOL. These results merit additional research. Further studies are ongoing.
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