Inflammation response of epithelial mucosa to chemo-radiotherapy cytotoxic effects leads to
mucositis, a painful side effect of antineoplastic treatments. About 40% of the patients treated …

Radiotherapy is used in> 50% of patients with cancer, both for curative and palliative
purposes. Radiotherapy uses ionizing radiation to target and kill tumour tissue, but normal …

In recent years, the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for
Adult Cancer Pain have undergone substantial revisions focusing on the appropriate and …

Mucositis is a common complication of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targeted agents. It
often affects compliance to anticancer therapies as it frequently causes schedule delays …

Oral and gastrointestinal mucositis is a toxicity of many forms of radiotherapy and
chemotherapy. It has a significant impact on health, quality of life and economic outcomes …

BACKGROUND A frequent complication of anticancer treatment, oral and gastrointestinal
(GI) mucositis, threatens the effectiveness of therapy because it leads to dose reductions …

Glutamine is a major dietary amino acid that is both a fuel and nitrogen donor for healing
tissues damaged by chemotherapy and radiation. Evidence supports the benefit of oral …

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 …

Oral mucositis is a clinically important and sometimes dose-limiting complication of cancer
therapy. Mucositis lesions can be painful, affect nutrition and quality of life, and have a …

BACKGROUND Oral and gastrointestinal (GI) mucositis can affect up to 100% of patients
undergoing high‐dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, 80% of …