Radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) is a major dose-limiting toxicity in head and neck
cancer patients. It is a normal tissue injury caused by radiation/radiotherapy (RT), which has …

Background and purpose: To determine the frequency of mucositis and associated
outcomes in patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer through a …

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 …

Chemotherapy‐and radiotherapy‐induced oral mucositis represents a therapeutic challenge
frequently encountered in cancer patients. This side effect causes significant morbidity and …

Oral mucositis (OM) is a major limiting acute side effect of radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer. The spectrum of problems associated with mucositis includes oral pain …

Head and neck cancer represents one of the main oncological problems. Its treatment,
radiotherapy and chemotherapy leads to mucositis, and other side effects. The authors …

Background Oral mucositis (OM) due to radiotherapy and systemic therapies in head and
neck cancer treatment represents a major problem causing a wide spectrum of clinical signs …

Purpose The aim of this project was to develop clinical practice guidelines on the use of
antimicrobials, mucosal coating agents, anesthetics, and analgesics for the prevention and …

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, whilst highly effective in the treatment of neoplasia, can
also cause damage to healthy tissue. In particular, the alimentary tract may be badly …

The aim of these meta-analyses was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for the
prevention of oral mucositis in cancer patients treated with head and neck radiotherapy …