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 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 …

BACKGROUND Oral and gastrointestinal (GI) mucositis can affect up to 100% of patients
undergoing high‐dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, 80% of …

A multitude of laboratory and clinical research studies of ulcerative oral mucositis induced by
cytotoxic cancer therapies have been reported during the past decade. However, a …

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 …

Radiation-induced mucositis (RIM) is a common toxicity for head and neck cancer (HNC)
patients. The frequency has increased because of the use of more intensive altered …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pure natural honey on
radiation-induced mucositis. Patients and methods Forty patients diagnosed with head and …

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 …

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of oral glutamine on radiation-induced oral mucositis in
the radiotherapy of head and neck cancer. Methods and Materials: From July 1997 through …

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of pure natural honey as prophylaxis against
radiochemotherapy-induced mucositis, through clinical scoring of oral and oropharyngeal …