Cancer, a major world public health problem, is associated with chemotherapy treatments
whose administration leads to secondary concerns, such as oral mucositis (OM). The OM …

Purpose: Probiotics may exclude or antagonize oral pathogens and be useful to prevent oral
dysbiosis and treat oral diseases. The objective of this review was to assess the benefits of …

Salivary gland hypofunction is an adverse side effect associated with radiotherapy for head
and neck cancer patients. This study delineated metabolic changes at acute, intermediate …

Purpose To assess the effect of a mucoadhesive herbal medicine containing curcuminoids
and a glycerinated extract of Bidens pilosa L.(FITOPROT) in association with …

Aim Radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) is the most frequent side effect in head and
neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with curative radiotherapy (RT). A standardized strategy …

Background: The natural flora of healthy mucosa offer protection to the host. The loss of this
barrier during radiotherapy enhances insults from physical, chemical and microbial agents …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) exhibits significant genetic
heterogeneity and primarily concerns the oral cavity and oropharynx. These cancers occur …

Radiotherapy (RT) of head and neck (H&N) cancer is known to cause both early-and late-
occurring toxicities. To better appraise normal tissue responses and their dependence on …

Purpose To evaluate the incidence and identify the risk factors for radiotherapy-induced oral
mucositis among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods A meta-analysis was …

Introdução: O câncer de cabeça e pescoço é uma neoplasia maligna com alta prevalência
no Brasil e o sexto tipo mais comum no mundo. Objetivo: Evidenciar a prevalência …