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Retrospective Study Medicine (Baltimore) 2025

Hematological safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in oncology: Stratified analysis by chemotherapy and herbal medicine use

Woo M, Lee J, Hyun M, Lee S — Medicine (Baltimore), 2025

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers examined hematological safety of HBOT in 259 Korean oncology patients, tracking blood count changes before and after treatment courses.

What They Found

HBOT did not cause clinically significant changes in haemoglobin, white blood cell count, or platelet levels in oncology patients. The therapy was considered hematologically safe across the study population.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

Retrospective design and single-country data may limit generalizability to all cancer types and treatment regimens.

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Study Details

Study Type Retrospective Study
Category Uncategorised
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 41088600
Year Published 2025
Journal Medicine (Baltimore)
MeSH Terms Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Female; Male; Retrospective Studies; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Aged; Adult; Antineoplastic Agents; Phytotherapy; Platelet Count; Medicine, Korean Traditional

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