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Oral mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal destruction as a result of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, which in severe cases can impair patients' quality of life. Moreover, mucosal infection and/or systemic involvement due to compromised immunity leads to delay or discontinuation of the treatment. Many strategies and agents have been suggested for
Maryam Baharvand
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Severe pediatric oral mucositis [PDF]
We initially suspected primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. But the patient's lab work, persistent fever, and cough led us in a different direction.
Sanjay Woodhull
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Severe Oral Mucositis After Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Key Points Question In patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, what factors are associated with higher-severity oral mucositis, and what clinical outcomes follow?
A. Iovoli +8 more
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Research progress on biomarkers related to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
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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From Pathogenesis to Intervention: The Importance of the Microbiome in Oral Mucositis
Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and impactful toxicity of standard cancer therapy, affecting up to 80% of patients. Its aetiology centres on the initial destruction of epithelial cells and the increase in inflammatory signals.
J. Bruno +5 more
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Healing Oral Mucositis With <i>Arrabidaea chica</i> Verlot Mucoadhesive Gel in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. [PDF]
de Cássia Almeida Queiroz N +7 more
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Oral mucositis (OM) is a common, highly symptomatic complication of cancer therapy that affects patients' function, quality of life, and ability to tolerate treatment. In certain patients with cancer, OM is associated with increased mortality.
S. Elad +4 more
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J‐SUPPORT research policy for oral mucositis associated with cancer treatment
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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The inflammatory injury of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus, is called mucositis. One of the intriguing and compelling new therapeutic modalities that has emerged in recent decades due to advances in our ...
G. Minervini +6 more
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Risk factors for severe radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with oral cancer
Background/purpose: Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer often causes severe oral mucositis. The purpose of this retrospective study was to further examine the risk factors for developing severe oral mucositis in patients with oral cancer undergoing ...
Sakiko Soutome +8 more
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