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The role of Smad7 in oral mucositis [PDF]
Protein & Cell, 2015 Oral mucositis, a severe oral ulceration, is a common toxic effect of radio- or chemoradio-therapy and a limiting factor to using the maximum dose of radiation for effective cancer treatment. Among cancer patients, at least 40% and up to 70%, of individuals treated with standard chemotherapy regimens or upper-body radiation, develop oral mucositis.
Carolyn W. Zhao +5 more
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Treatment Options for Cancer Patients Suffering from Oral Mucositis
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2023 More than 75% of those receiving chemotherapy will experience oral mucositis, which is a major problem for both patients and carers. Lesions form in the digestive tract when chemotherapy drugs attack the rapidly dividing cells there.
Sharjeel Chaudhry, Zarmina Ehtesham
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Oral Mucosal Epithelial Cells [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Cellular Phenotype and Apoptosis: The function of epithelial tissues is the protection of the organism from chemical, microbial, and physical challenges which is indispensable for viability. To fulfill this task, oral epithelial cells follow a strongly regulated scheme of differentiation that results in the formation of structural proteins that manage ...
Joerg Meyle, Sabine Groeger
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Photobiomodulation and Oral Mucositis: A Systematic Review
Dental journal, 2020 Oral mucositis (OM) is a debilitating complication of chemotherapy, and head and neck radiotherapy. In an effort to offer the best possible advice within the limitations of published research, a systematic review with an extended discussion and ...
M. Cronshaw +5 more
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Breakdown of Symbiosis in Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Oral mucositis is an acute side effect of radiation therapy that is especially common with head and neck cancer treatment. In recent years, several studies have revealed the predisposing factors for mucositis, leading to the pre-treatment of patients to ...
G. Ingrosso +6 more
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Cancers, 2020 Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is an effective treatment modality, which has the significant advantage of enhancing a patient’s quality of life (QoL) by minimising the side effects of oral cancer treatments, as well as assisting in the management of ...
Reem Hanna +7 more
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Risk factors for severe radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with oral cancer
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021 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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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 One of the most common side effects of radiotherapy in head and neck cancers is mucositis. Despite all the studies conducted on new therapies proposed for oral mucositis caused by radiation therapy, a single standard treatment strategy has not been ...
F. Agha-Hosseini +3 more
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Examination of nursing theses on oral mucositis in children with cancer in Turkey
Problemy PielęgniarstwaOral 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 +2 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background Oral mucositis is one of the most emerging and debilitating complications of chemotherapy during the treatment period, which strongly affects the nutritional status and physical and mental condition of these patients.
K. Oshvandi +5 more
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