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Effect of a Home‐Based Exercise Program on Muscle Mass, Fatigue, and Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Oral Cancer: A Randomized Trial

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) often experience deteriorated health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and loss of body weight and muscle mass. The primary aim was to determine if a home‐based exercise program, aiming to increase physical activity (PA), could reduce muscle mass loss and fatigue.
Camilla Wallmander, Ingvar Bosaeus, Ewa Silander, Hedda Haugen Cange, Jan Nyman, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Blomsterwall, Malin Berg, Eva Hammerlid   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Effectiveness of cryotherapy in preventing oral mucositis in pediatric cancer patients in Jordan: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research
Purpose The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cryotherapy in preventing oral mucositis in pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods An evidence-based practice project utilized a randomized control trial design with two groups ...
Khadeja Banat, Huda Al-Haja, Mariam Ananbeh, Eman Abdullah, Aladeen Alloubani   +4 more
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Actual duration of patient-reported mucositis: Far longer than 2 to 4 weeks and may be avoidable altogether [PDF]

Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2016
The impression that oral mucositis is a brief 14–28 day-consequence of chemoradiation is misguided. Clinically significant patient-reported oral mucositis may last 46 to 102 days depending on the treatment schedule and the modality used.
Ricky Wayne McCullough
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Staphylococcus aureus in the oral cavity: a three-year retrospective analysis of clinical laboratory data [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: A retrospective analysis of laboratory data to investigate the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from the oral cavity and facial area in specimens submitted to a regional diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory.
A J Smith, AJ Smith, AP Fraise, D MacKenzie, D Robertson, E Theilade, G Dahlen, J Bagg, J Bagg, JJ Jacobson, JM Jobbins, LP Samaranayake, M K Tang, M S Jackson, MH Goldberg, MK Owen, MS Jackson, MV Martin, P Rousseau, PA Kondell, RS Percival, T Rossi, TW MacFarlane, Y Miyake, Y Tawara   +24 more
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Hypofractionated Spot Scanning Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Mucosal Melanoma: A Retrospective Analysis With Quality‐of‐Life Outcome

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate clinical outcomes and quality of life (QOL) following hypofractionated spot‐scanning proton therapy (SSPT) for head and neck malignant mucosal melanoma (HNMM). Methods This retrospective study included 39 patients treated with SSPT (60–64 Gy[RBE] in 15–16 fractions) between 2013 and 2023.
Koichiro Nakajima, Hiromitsu Iwata, Gaku Takano, Daiki Kojima, Yukiko Hattori, Yusuke Tsuzuki, Shuou Sudo, Kensuke Hayashi, Toshiyuki Toshito, Hideo Fukano, Hiroyuki Ogino, Akio Hiwatashi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlation analysis between risk factors and mucositis oral in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2022
Introduction: Radiotherapy is a cancer therapy that uses ionizing radiation to damage cancer cells. Ionizing radiation in the head and neck area can disrupt the function and integrity of the oral mucosa and cause oral mucositis.
Tenny Setiani Dewi, Yannie Febby Lefaan, Sri Susilawati, Adji Kusumadjati, Erry Mochamad Arief   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

NASA Light Emitting Diode Medical Applications from Deep Space to Deep Sea [PDF]

, 2001
This work is supported and managed through the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center-SBIR Program. LED-technology developed for NASA plant growth experiments in space shows promise for delivering light deep into tissues of the body to promote wound healing ...
Buchmann, Ellen V., Caviness, James, Cevenini, Vita, Chen, Gina, Cwiklinski, Joan, Gould, Lisa J., Hodgson, Brian D., Ignatius, Ron, Kane, Mary P., Martin, Todd, Meyer, Glenn A., Stinson, Helen, Turner, Scott G., Whelan, Harry T., Whelan, Noel T.   +14 more
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Induction chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: role, controversy, and future directions. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundThe value of induction chemotherapy (ICT) remains under investigation despite decades of research. New advancements in the field, specifically regarding the induction regimen of choice, have reignited interest in this approach for patients with
Cohen, EEW, Haddad, RI, Hitt, R, Lefebvre, J-L, Posner, M, Schulten, J, Vermorken, JB   +6 more
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Depressive symptoms and oral mucositis in children with oncological diseases: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Brazilian Oral Research
The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between depressive symptoms and the occurrence of oral mucositis in children with oncological diseases treated at a reference hospital.
Felipe Barreto LEMOS, Andressa Chang Fernandes Rodrigues da SILVA, Fernanda Pereira LIMA, Fernanda Conceição MACHADO, Luanderson Lopes PEREIRA, Arnaldo França CALDAS, Bruna Bustani dos SANTOS, Andréia Cristina Leal FIGUEIREDO   +7 more
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