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592 questions · 604 findings · 53 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 151 · 25%GRADE not reported 31 · 5.1%Very low 94 · 15.6%Low 170 · 28.1%Moderate 114 · 18.9%High 44 · 7.3%

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

The incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to… compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to lower patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (WHO grade 3 to 4) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Diarrhoea · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: diarrhoea compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Haemoglobin (g/dL) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in objective outcome measure: platelet (× 109/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review