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 …

Oropharyngeal mucositis is an important complication in non-surgical cancer treatments. It
represents the major complication in radiotherapy of tumors located in head and neck areas …

Background. Oral mucositis is a common sequel of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and
radiochemotherapy in patients with cancer or patients requiring hemopoietic stem cell …

Opinion statement Oral mucositis (OM) causes significant detriment to patient quality of life.
Despite advances in RT, chemotherapy, and surgery for HNC which have led to improved …

Purpose/Objectives: To review the research studies on the current treatments for radiation
therapy-(RT-) induced mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. Data Sources …

Radiation therapy remains the primary method of treatment for patients with head and neck
cancer. The tissue destruction and functional alterations in the oral cavity lead to the …

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 study the risk, outcomes, and costs of radiation-induced oral mucositis (OM)
among patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) to head and neck primary cancers. Methods and …

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 …

The term mucositis is coined to describe the adverse effects of radiation and chemotherapy
treatments. Mucositis is one of the most common adverse reactions encountered in radiation …