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 …

Patients undergoing radiation therapy for the head and neck are susceptible to a significant
and often abrupt deterioration in their oral health. The oral morbidities of radiation therapy …

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

Purpose The aim of this systematic review was to update the clinical practice guidelines for
the use of anti-inflammatory agents in the prevention and/or treatment of oral mucositis …

Radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) is one of the most frequent complications in head
and neck cancer (HNC) patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT). It is a type of mucosal injury …

Oral mucositis is a common and most debilitating complication associated with cancer
therapy. Despite the significant clinical and economic impact of this condition, there is little to …

Oropharyngeal mucositis is an important complication in non-surgical cancer treatments. It
represents the major complication in radiotherapy of tumors located in head and neck areas …

Ionizing radiation-exposure induces a variety of cellular reactions, such as senescence and
apoptosis. Senescence is a permanent arrest state of the cell division, which can be …

Background Oral mucositis is a debilitating consequence of radiotherapy in patients with
head and neck cancers. Radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) can cause pain and …

Radiation therapy is a highly utilized therapy in the treatment of malignancies with up to 60%
of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy as a part of their treatment regimen. Radiation …