Radiotherapy-induced mucositis decreases the quality of life by impairing eating,
swallowing, and talking and by disturbing sleep. Mucositis may also predispose to local and
systemic infections and may cause interruption of radiotherapy course. We studied the
efficacy of sucralfate suspension in the prevention and management of oral mucositis and
pain during radiotherapy in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, prospective
trial. Twenty-eight patients with head and neck cancer were included in the study. The …