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ArticleCancers2026

Acupuncture to Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Agna Soares da Silva Menezes, Gabriela Luize Guimarães Sanches, Cristina Paixão Durães, Larissa Lopes Fonseca, Stephany Gabrielle Chaves Santos, Arlen de Paulo Santiago Filho, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Amanda de Andrade Costa, Gracielle Soares da Silva Ruas, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos and 4 more

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Article in Cancers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Agna Soares da Silva MenezesDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.
Gabriela Luize Guimarães SanchesDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.
Cristina Paixão DurãesDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8222-7131
Larissa Lopes FonsecaDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8989-7111
Stephany Gabrielle Chaves SantosDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.
Arlen de Paulo Santiago FilhoDilson Godinho Hospital, Montes Claros 39400-292, MG, Brazil.
Marise Fagundes SilveiraDepartment of Computer Science, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-089, MG, Brazil.
Amanda de Andrade CostaDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.
Gracielle Soares da Silva RuasDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.
Sérgio Henrique Sousa SantosInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Montes Claros 39404-547, MG, Brazil.
Marcos Flávio Silveira Vasconcelos D'AngeloDepartment of Computer Science, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-089, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5754-3397
Alfredo Maurício Batista de PaulaDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8715-0030
Lucyana Conceição FariasDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.
André Luiz Sena GuimarãesDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Montes Claros 39401-001, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3162-3206

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico naCoordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior naFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais na
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acupuncture therapyhead and neck neoplasmsquality of liferadiotherapysquamous cell carcinoma

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PMID42449674
PMCPMC13359815

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