… Disabling oral and oropharyngeal pain prevents patients from eating … of oral mucositis are
far from trivial. The incremental cost of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer …

… Oral mucositis is defined as an inflammation of oral mucosa followed by an ionizing radiation.
The severity of radiation-induced oral mucositis is strongly dependent on the dose, fraction …

… Most head and neck cancer patients are treated with RT, often … OM occurs in 97% of head
and neck cancer patients receiving … neck cancer require hospitalization because of mucositis [ …

… mucosa to chemo- radiotherapy cytotoxic effects leads to mucositis, a painful side effect of …
develop mucositis; this percentage rises to about 90% for head and neck cancer patients (HNC…

… of both chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer treatment. This damage can occur …
oral mucositis (OM) as a result of anti-neoplastic treatment of solid tumors of the head and neck…

… Oral mucositis (OM) can be a significant problem for patients undergoing radiation or
chemoradiation for head and neck cancer. In modern clinical trials, grade 3–4 OM can be seen in …

… of oral mucositis, pain and xerostomia during and at the completion of radiotherapy in
head and neck cancer … Methods: Oral mucositis was scored weekly, while patients self-evaluated …

BACKGROUND The current study was conducted to characterize the risks and clinical
consequences of oral mucositis (OM) in patients with head and neck carcinoma (HNC) who are …

… 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 and symptoms. …

… Oral mucositis remains one of the most common and troubling side effects of standard
chemoradiation regimens used for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Virtually all patients …