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Oral Mucositis: Melatonin Gel an Effective New Treatment

, 2017
The current treatment for cervico-facial cancer involves radio and/or chemotherapy. Unfortunately, cancer therapies can lead to local and systemic complications such as mucositis, which is the most common dose-dependent complication in the oral cavity ...
Ahmed E Abdel-Moneim, Ying-Qiang Shen, Germaine Escames, Javier Florido, Beatriz Fernández-Gil, Ana Guerra-Librero, Darío Acuña-Castroviejo   +6 more
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Oral mucositis with abiraterone acetate: A therapeutic dilemma

, 2020
Mucositis is a common complication of cancer treatment. Mucositis has varied etiology. Here, we describe a case of 71-year-old male with metastatic castrate-resistant carcinoma prostate who developed mucositis with the use of targeted therapy, and this ...
Dipanjan Panda, G Sharat Chandra, Shaunak Valame, Atul Sharma   +3 more
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The Effect of Rabdosia rubescens on Radiotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients: A Phase II Clinical Study

Integrative Cancer Therapies
Purpose: Radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis is the most common side effect in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Rabdosia rubescens drop pills in NPC patients with radiation-induced oral mucositis ...
Lu Li MS, Yecai Huang MD, Jun Yin MD, Peng Xu MS, Mei Lan MD, Churong Li MS, Yunxiang Qi MD, Ke Xu MS, Bosen Li MS, Yukun Luo MS, Qinghua Jiang MS, Shanshan Peng MS, Jinyi Lang MD, Mei Feng MD   +13 more
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The Effect of Oral Care Protocols on Mucositis in Pediatric Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Contemporary Medicine
Background/Aims: Standard oral care protocols can reduce the incidence of mucositis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the "Oral Care Protocol" containing sodium bicarbonate or saline on mucositis development, degree, and duration in pediatric ...
Gülçin Özalp Gerçeker, Büşra Güliz Yıldırım, Ayşe Önal, Murat Bektaş, Asım Leblebici, Hale Ören, Nur Olgun   +6 more
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Oral mucosa tissue gene expression profiling before, during, and after radiation therapy for tonsil squamous cell carcinoma.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Radiation-therapy (RT) induces mucositis, a clinically challenging condition with limited prophylactic interventions and no predictive tests.
Mette Marcussen, Mads Sønderkær, Julie Støve Bødker, Maria Andersen, Søren Nielsen, Charles Vesteghem, Ilse Christiansen, Olav Jonas Bergmann, Martin Bøgsted, Karen Dybkær, Mogens Vyberg, Hans Erik Johnsen   +11 more
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Adjunctive Treatments for the Prevention of Chemotherapy- and Radiotherapy-Induced Mucositis

Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2018
Background: Chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis can manifest as pain, inflammation, dysphagia, diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, and infection. Mucositis is a major dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapy, affecting nutritional intake and oral
Michael Thomsen MSc, Luis Vitetta PhD
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Clinical Risk Factors for High‐Dose Methotrexate‐Induced Oral Mucositis Following Individualized Dosing

Cancer Medicine
Background Oral mucositis affects about 20% of children undergoing high‐dose methotrexate (HDMTX) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), despite existing management strategies.
Zhongbo Hu, Andrea M. Escalera‐Joy, Emily Ashcraft, Rushil Acharya, Sima Jeha, Cheng Cheng, Ching‐Hon Pui   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Incidence and Stage of Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Retrospective Study

Aim: This study aims to retrospectively evaluate the incidence and stage of oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Sevgül Çil Kazan, Fatma Arıkan, Rahime Ören, Sevcan Atay Turan, Hava Kara   +4 more
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Intestinal mucositis: mechanisms and management

, 2007
Copyright © 2008, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Purpose of review: To describe the advances in the rapidly evolving field of intestinal (or alimentary) mucositis during the past year.
Keefe, D.
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Oral mucositis severity in patient with head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Majalah Kedokteran Gigi Indonesia, 2018
Oral mucositis is an inflammatory process and ulcerative of the oral mucosa due to chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. The incidence and severity of oral mucositis might be influenced by a variety of risk factors, related to the host and treatment of the ...
Dewi Oktafia Traktama, Irna Sufiawati
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