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1,125 questions · 1,173 findings · 91 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 192 · 16.4%GRADE not reported 47 · 4%Very low 199 · 17%Low 325 · 27.7%Moderate 271 · 23.1%High 139 · 11.8%

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