Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy [PDF]
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2020 Inflammation response of epithelial mucosa to chemo- radiotherapy cytotoxic effects leads to mucositis, a painful side effect of antineoplastic treatments.
Claudio Pulito +6 more
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Extended oral care can prevent oral mucositis in immunocompromised acute lymphoblastic leukemia ghildren [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research, 2022 Background: Oral mucositis is a serious complication of chemotherapy. The incidence of chemotherapy induced mucositis ranges from 40%-76% with many studies suggesting that children are more susceptible than adults.
Aya Gamal +3 more
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The role of Toll-like receptors in chemoradiotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis
口腔疾病防治, 2021 Mucositis is a common gastrointestinal complication in cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy, including oral mucositis and gastrointestinal mucositis, with clinical manifestations of oral ulcers, vomiting, diarrhea and pain that seriously reduce ...
JI Ling +3 more
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How can eHealth enhance adherence to cancer therapy and supportive care? [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2016 eHealth is currently a hot topic, but is certainly not a new one. The use of communications technology to relay health-related information or provide medical services has been around since the advent of this technology.
Bateman Emma H., Keefe Dorothy M.K.
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Indonesian Journal of Cancer, 2021 Background: Mucositis is one of the side effects of chemotherapy, which can be a severe problem for children with cancer. Cryotherapy can cause vasoconstriction and decrease blood flow to the oral mucosa, resulting in lower concentrations of chemotherapy
Hidayatul Hasni , Mayetti, Dwi Novrianda
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Elimination of unplanned treatment breaks and dose reductions caused by mucositis: Positive implications for survival outcomes and cost reductions using high potency polymerized cross-linked sucralfate in 55 patients undergoing radiation for head and neck cancer with and without chemotherapy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2017 Purpose Annually 27,855 patients in Korea develop treatment-induced mucositis nearly doubling the cost of cancer care. It is an emergency medical condition causing unplanned treatment breaks in 4,998 patients.
Ricky Wayne McCullough
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Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 2021 Background Acute oral mucositis has been infrequently studied in the patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) receiving once-weekly cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy (CRT).
Vanita Noronha +8 more
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J‐SUPPORT research policy for oral mucositis associated with cancer treatment
Cancer Medicine, 2022 Background Oral mucositis is one of the main areas of research in supportive and palliative care of cancer patients. However, the methodology of prospective clinical trials on oral mucositis has not been established, despite its uniqueness.
Tomoya Yokota +7 more
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Research progress on biomarkers related to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
口腔疾病防治, 2021 Radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis is a common oral complication in tumor patients undergoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, which seriously compromises patients’ quality of life and even affects anti-tumor treatment.
LING Yunxiao, WANG Jiantao, WANG Yan
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Probiotics for the Management of Oral Mucositis: An Interpretive Review of Current Evidence [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2023 Mucositis is one of the major side effects of anti-cancer therapies. Mucositis may lead to other abnormalities such as depression, infection, and pain, especially in young patients.
Maryam Fallah +3 more
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