Treatment of radiation-induced gastrointestinal distress with acetylsalicylate

Highly buffered acetylsalicylate was used to treat diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal side-effects of radiotherapy in 28 women who were receiving treatment for uterine cancer. In a double-blind, balanced, and randomised trial, acetylsalicylate significantly reduced the number of bowel motions and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1975-11, Vol.2 (7942), p.942
Hauptverfasser:	Mennie, A T, Dalley, V M, Dinneen, L C, Collier, H O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antacids - administration & dosage Antacids - therapeutic use Aspirin - administration & dosage Aspirin - therapeutic use Buffers Clinical Trials as Topic Diarrhea - drug therapy Diarrhea - etiology Drug Combinations Drug Evaluation Female Humans Nausea - drug therapy Nausea - etiology Radiation Injuries - drug therapy Radiotherapy - adverse effects Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Highly buffered acetylsalicylate was used to treat diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal side-effects of radiotherapy in 28 women who were receiving treatment for uterine cancer. In a double-blind, balanced, and randomised trial, acetylsalicylate significantly reduced the number of bowel motions and relieved abdominal pain and flatulence.
ISSN:	0140-6736