Human body requires certain essential elements in small quantities and their absence or
excess may result in severe malfunctioning of the body and even death in extreme cases …

Background: Chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis can manifest as pain, inflammation,
dysphagia, diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, and infection. Mucositis is a major dose …

Purpose To update the clinical practice guidelines for the use of natural and miscellaneous
agents for the prevention and/or treatment of oral mucositis (OM). Methods A systematic …

Chemoradiation-induced mucositis is a debilitating condition of the gastrointestinal tract
eventuating from antineoplastic treatment. It is believed to occur primarily due to oxidative …

The relation between selenium and cancer has been one of the most hotly debated topics in
human health over the last decades. Early observational studies reported an inverse relation …

Many experimental models demonstrated that inorganic and organic selenium (Se)
compounds may have an anticancer activity. However, large clinical studies failed to …

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 …

Selenium is an essential trace element involved in many biological processes that are
mediated through, at least, 25 selenoproteins expressed in humans. Extensive study of …

Supplementing chemotherapy and radiotherapy with selenium has been shown to have
benefits against various cancers. This approach has also been shown to alleviate the side …

Background Chemotherapy is well documented to disrupt the gut microbiome, leading to
poor treatment outcomes and a heightened risk of adverse toxicity. Although strong …