Purpose The aim of this study was to update the clinical practice guidelines for the use of
basic oral care (BOC) interventions for the prevention and/or treatment of oral mucositis …

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 …

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 …

Purpose The purpose of this project was to evaluate research in basic oral care
interventions to update evidence-based practice guidelines for preventing and treating oral …

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

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 …

The aim of these meta-analyses was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for the
prevention of oral mucositis in cancer patients treated with head and neck radiotherapy …

Opinion statement Oral mucositis (OM) causes significant detriment to patient quality of life.
Despite advances in RT, chemotherapy, and surgery for HNC which have led to improved …

Oral mucositis is a distressing toxic effect of systemic chemotherapy with many commonly
utilized drugs and of head and neck irradiation in patients with cancer. The agents and …

Oral mucositis (OM) is a serious consequence of some chemotherapy and radiotherapy
regimens. A number of reliable instruments are available to assess OM, but none are …