Cancer incidences are growing and cause millions of deaths worldwide. Cancer therapy is
one of the most important challenges in medicine. Improving therapeutic outcomes from …

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 …

With cancer survival rate climbing up over the past three decades, quality of life for cancer
patients has become an issue of major concern. Oral health plays an important part in one's …

A new and revised version of this best-selling reference! For over eighteen years, best-
selling Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice has provided oncology nurses with the latest …

Aims To better inform medical practitioners on the role of antiseptics in oropharyngeal health
and disease, this article focuses on povidone‐iodine (PVP‐I), an established and widely …

Head and neck cancer represents one of the main oncological problems. Its treatment,
radiotherapy and chemotherapy leads to mucositis, and other side effects. The authors …

Background 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 …

Radiotherapy, alone or associated with surgery or chemotherapy, produces a significant
increase in cure rates for many malignancies of the head and neck region. However, high …

Purpose: Cancer treatment is one of the most challenging diseases in the present era.
Among a few modalities for cancer therapy, radiotherapy plays a pivotal role in more than …