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Oral Mucositis [PDF]

, 2022
Mucositis is a generalized term used to denote either oral or gastrointestinal mucositis as a consequence of cancer therapy. This chapter will describe the epidemiology of mucositis in relation to radiation therapy for head and neck cancers, chemotherapy,
Abdalla-Aslan, Ragda, Wardill, Hannah, Elad, Sharon, Elad, S., Ragda Abdalla-Aslan, Sharon Elad, Abdalla-Aslan, R., Wardill, H., Hannah Wardill   +8 more
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Examination of nursing theses on oral mucositis in children with cancer in Turkey

Problemy Pielęgniarstwa
Oral mucositis is common in children with cancer. Nurses are effective in the management of oral mucositis. For this reason, the study was conducted to examine nursing theses regarding oral mucositis in children with cancer in Turkey.
Şule Çalışır Kundakçı, Tuğba Öz, Esra Karaca   +2 more
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Low-Level Laser Therapy for Treatment of Oral Mucositis

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia, 2012
Radiation and chemotherapy are the treatment options for head and neck cancer. Several side effects related to those treat-ment have been shown. Oral mucositis is a common side effect in patients undergoing those treatment. The presence of oral mucositis
Ravina Naomi Tarigan, Yuniardini Septorini Wimardhani   +1 more
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Oncological-Therapy Related Oral Mucositis as an Interdisciplinary Problem—Literature Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Oral mucositis is a toxic side effect of non-surgical cancer treatments: chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which strongly impair quality of life and can not only cause strong pain, but also lead to problems with basic physiological needs as eating and ...
Aida Kusiak, , Dominika Cichonska
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Evaluation of the Incidence and Stage of Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Retrospective Study

Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing
Aim: This study aims to retrospectively evaluate the incidence and stage of oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Hava Kara, Fatma Arıkan, Sevgül Çil Kazan, Sevcan Atay Turan, Sevcan Atay Turan, Rahime Ören   +5 more
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The Potential Effect of Oral Microbiota in the Prediction of Mucositis During Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: Oral mucositis is probably the most debilitating complication that can arise in treating a patient with head and neck cancer. Little is known about the impacts of oral microbiota on the initiation and progression of mucositis.
Xiao-Xia Zhu, Xiao-Jun Yang, Yi-Lan Chao, Hui-Min Zheng, Hua-Fang Sheng, Hai-Yue Liu, Yan He, Hong-Wei Zhou   +7 more
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Cancer treatment-induced oral mucositis: a critical review [PDF]

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2012
Introduction.- Head and neck cancer represents actually one of the main oncological problems. In its treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy leads to mucositis, as well as other side effects.
Daniel Torres-Lagares, J L Gutiérrez-Pérez   +1 more
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Oral mucositis

National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 2020
Oral mucositis is one of the most common complications of cancer therapy. It is a nonhematologic complication of cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy and reduces the quality of life. It is estimated that 40% the cases on standard chemotherapy may develop oral mucositis.
Singh, Vibha, Singh, Akhilesh Kumar
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Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment [PDF]

, 2010
Background Treatment of cancer is increasingly more effective but is associated with short and long term side effects. Oral side effects remain a major source of illness despite the use of a variety of agents to prevent them. One of these side effects is
Gemma Bryan, Clarkson, Jan E.; id_orcid, Worthington, H., Mccabe, Martin; id_orcid, Meyer, Stefan, Anne-Marie Glenny, Furness, Susan, Glenny, Anne Marie; id_orcid, Jan E Clarkson, Riley, Philip; id_orcid, Littlewood, Anne, Clarkson, J. E.; id_orcid, Bryan, G., Bryan, Gemma, McCabe, Martin G; id_orcid, Khalid, T., Anne Littlewood, Glenny, Anne-Marie, Glenny, A. M., Worthington, Helen V.; id_orcid, Worthington, Helen V, Clarkson, Janet E, Tasneem Khalid, Clarkson, Jan E., Helen V Worthington, Stefan Meyer, Philip Riley, Susan Furness, McCabe, M. G., Martin G McCabe, Clarkson, Jan E, Glenny, Anne-Marie; id_orcid, McCabe, Martin G., Glenny, Anne‐Marie, Meyer, S., McCabe, Martin G, Worthington, Helen V; id_orcid, Worthington, Helen; id_orcid, Littlewood, A., Khalid, Tasneem, Meyer, Stefan; id_orcid, Worthington, Helen V., Furness, S., Janet E Clarkson   +43 more
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Mukositis Oral dan Kualitas Hidup Spesifik–Mukositis Oral pada Anak Kanker yang Menjalani Kemoterapi

NERS Jurnal Keperawatan, 2017
One of the side effects generally occur during chemotherapy is oral mucositis. Disorders due to oral mucositis often affects the psychological and decreased quality of life of children.
Dwi Novrianda, Yulastri Arif
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