Mucositis incidence data surrounding intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is illustrative of the lack of consistent reporting. 7-9 Many studies report mucositis incidence in patients being ...

Mucositis is the breakdown of mucous membranes in your gastrointestinal tract, the passageway that spans from your mouth to your anus. Cancer treatment often causes it. When you have mucositis, GI ...

Mucositis describes inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract lining. It can cause painful sores in the mouth or gastrointestinal symptoms. It often results from cancer treatments. When the ...

Mucositis is among the most debilitating side effects of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted anticancer therapy. Research continues to escalate regarding key issues such as etiopathology, ...

Mucositis is a common toxicity of antineoplastic radiation and drug therapies, and is associated with several adverse symptomatic, health and economic outcomes. There is no effective way to prevent or ...

Some kinds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments can cause oral mucositis. You might also hear this condition called ulcerative oral mucositis, mouth sores, and mouth ulcers. Children and younger ...

Oral mucositis is a complication of intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy with no effective treatment. We tested the ability of palifermin (recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor) to decrease ...

Oropharyngeal mucositis is an acute and distressing toxic effect of chemotherapy and head and neck irradiation. This oral sequela significantly impairs the daily functioning and quality of life of ...

Hindi television and Bollywood actor Hina Khan took to Instagram recently to talk about her struggle with mucositis. Mucositis is a common side effect experienced by cancer patients while undergoing ...

Radiation therapy remains the primary method of treatment for patients with head and neck cancer. The tissue destruction and functional alterations in the oral cavity lead to the development of oral ...

Phase 3 clinical trial results showed that certain mouthwashes benefit and reduce pain in patients with oral mucositis. Patients and health care providers don’t have a problem with understanding oral ...

Treatment-related morbidity, and in some cases, mortality, associated with autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation has decreased in the past decade largely due to the use of blood stem ...