A significant mortality rate is associated with oral cancer, particularly in cases of late-stage
diagnosis. Since the last decades, oral cancer survival rates have only gradually improved …

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 …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Oral complications resulting from cancer and cancer
therapies cause acute and late toxicities that may be underreported, underrecognized, and …

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 …

Oral mucositis induced by conventional cytotoxic cancer therapies is a common and
significant clinical problem in oncology. Mucositis symptoms, which include severe pain …

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 …

Mucosal damage is one of the most common adverse effects of radiotherapy and of cytotoxic
therapy for cancer. With prevalence between 10% and 100%, depending of the cytotoxic …

BACKGROUND. The risk, severity, and patient‐reported outcomes of radiation‐induced
mucositis among head and neck cancer patients were prospectively estimated. METHODS …

Oral mucositis is a common toxicity associated with both antineoplastic head and neck
radiation and chemotherapy. In addition to exacting a terrible symptomatic toll, mucositis is …

Goals of work Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing chemoradiotherapy
are at high risk of malnutrition, which is related to complication rate. The aim of this study …