Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy

Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy

Abstract Inflammation response of epithelial mucosa to chemo- radiotherapy cytotoxic effects leads to mucositis, a painful side effect of antineoplastic treatments. About 40% of the patients treated with chemotherapy develop mucositis; this percentage rises to about 90% for head and neck cancer pati...

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Main Authors: Claudio Pulito, Antonio Cristaudo, Caterina La Porta, Stefano Zapperi, Giovanni Blandino, Aldo Morrone, Sabrina Strano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Subjects:
Oral mucositis
HNC
Biomarker
Cytokine
Non-coding RNA
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-020-01715-7

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