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 …

Oxidative stress is a key component in linking environmental toxicity to the multistage
carcinogenic process. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in response to both …

Purpose To update a clinical practice guideline on the use of chemotherapy and radiation
therapy protectants for patients with cancer. Methods An update committee reviewed …

Oral mucositis (OM) has emerged as a common cause of dose delays and interruptions of
cancer therapies such as multicycle chemotherapy, myeloablative chemotherapy, and …

Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for 10% of all hematological malignancies, and it is the
second most common hematological neoplasm for which chemotherapy is an important …

Clinacanthus nutans Lindau leaves (CN) have been used in traditional medicine but the
therapeutic potential has not been explored for cancer prevention and treatment. Current …

Methods The team searched MEDLINE®, the US National Library of Medicine's
bibliographic database, CINAHL®(Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) …

Purpose Radiation-induced oral mucositis is one of the main side effects during and after the
treatment of head and neck cancer patients. The study was designed to provide evidence on …

Forty patients with multiple myeloma scheduled to receive melphalan 200 mg/m 2 followed
by autologous stem cell transplantation were randomly assigned to receive oral cryotherapy …

Purpose The aim of this study was to review the available literature from 1966 until
December 31, 2010 and define clinical practice guidelines for the use of amifostine for the …