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 …

Mucositis induced by antineoplastic drugs is an important, dose-limiting and costly side
effect of cancer therapy. The ulcerative lesions which result are frequent systemic portals of …

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 …

Chemotherapy‐and radiotherapy‐induced oral mucositis represents a therapeutic challenge
frequently encountered in cancer patients. This side effect causes significant morbidity and …

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 …

Chemotherapeutic agents are a widely used treatment modality. Side effects range from
common to unusual and may be confused with other cutaneous sequelae of oncologic …

Orofacial complications are common after radiotherapy to the head and neck, and after
chemo-therapy for malignant disease. Mucositis is the most frequent and often most …

The first tenet of medicine,“primum non nocere” or “first, do no harm”, is not always
compatible with oncological interventions eg, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation …

Currently, there are no truly effective therapies for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced
intestinal mucositis, a debilitating side effect with a pathophysiology common to many …

Background. Oral mucositis is a common complication of bone marrow transplantation
(BMT) conditioning therapy. Sequelae consist of increased risk for infection, moderate to …