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cancers, stomatitis, cancer, thrombocytopenia, upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer
CANCERS, STOMATITIS, CANCER, DISEASE, THROMBOCYTOPENIA, ONCOLOGY
The inclusion criteria were cancer patients with an age range of 18–60, having non-metastatic type of cancers, no auditory-visual problems, undergoing four sessions of chemotherapy per month, absence of stomatitis symptoms, no upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer, attending no simultaneous radiotherapy programs, as well as the mental and physical ability to perform laughter yoga. The exclusion criteria were chronic stress during the study approved by the psychologist of the center, disease exacerbation and the need for intensive care services, changes in chemotherapy programs due to thrombocytopenia or any other factors, and modifications in chemotherapy drug regimen. This study was a two-group randomized clinical trial on 69 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It was conducted at the at Reza Radiotherapy and Oncology Center, Iran, in 2018. Patients were randomly divided into intervention and control groups., Mashhad, Iran, between October 2018 and June 2019.