Photobiomodulation Therapy in Management of Cancer Therapy-Induced Side Effects: WALT Position Paper 2022

August 2022 in “ Frontiers in Oncology ”

Jolien Robijns, Raj Nair, Joy Lodewijckx, Praveen Arany, Andrei Barasch, Jan Magnus Bjordal, Paolo Bossi, A. Chillès, Patricia Corby, Joel B. Epstein, Elad Sharon, Reza Fekrazad, Eduardo Rodrigues Fregnani, Marie-Thérèse Genot, Ana Ibarra, Michael R. Hamblin, Vladimir Heiskanen, K. Hu, Jean Klastersky, Rajesh R.V. Lalla, Sofia Latifian, Sahana Shetty, Jeroen Mebis, Cesar A. Migliorati, Dan M.J. Milstein, Barbara A. Murphy, Judith E. Raber-Durlacher, Hendrik J. Roseboom, Stephen T. Sonis, Nathaniel S. Treister, Yehuda Zadik, René-Jean Bensadoun

Studysummary This review discusses the potential benefits of photobiomodulation for managing side effects of cancer therapy and provides specific guidelines for its use in supportive cancer care, without presenting new clinical results.

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