This review focuses on the roles antioxidants and pro-oxidants in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Considerable evidence suggests that environmental factors play key roles in the incidence …

This invited update is designed to provide a summary of the state‐of‐the‐science regarding
oral mucosal injury (oral mucositis) caused by conventional and emerging cancer therapies …

Purpose. Radiation-induced oral mucositis is an acute morbidity seen in patients
undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of …

Treatment‐related toxicities are common among patients with head and neck cancer,
leading to poor clinical outcomes, reduced quality of life, and increased use of healthcare …

Virtually all patients who receive head and neck radiotherapy develop some degree of oral
mucositis. Severe oral mucositis may necessitate an interruption of the course of …

Abstract Background Hangeshashinto (TJ-14, a Kampo medicine), which reduces the level
of prostaglandin E2 and affects the cyclooxygenase activity, alleviates chemotherapy …

Objectives Oral mucositis (OM) is a painful complication of radiation therapy (RT) for head
and neck cancer (H&NC). OM can compromise nutrition, require opioid analgesics and …

The alimentary tract mucosal inflammation has been a topic of concern in oncology; though
many modalities of treatment have been proposed for mucosal inflammation, the …

Methotrexate (MTX) had been used for many years and complications usually encountered
during treatment especially in cancer patients. The aim of the present study was to …

Cytotoxic therapy-induced gut toxicity, or mucositis, is caused by a breakdown of the
mucosal barrier. Unfortunately, this toxicity is extremely common, and occurs in between 50 …