Prevention and Treatment of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis

Background and o<i>bjectives</i>: Oral mucositis is one of the main adverse events of cancer treatment with chemotherapy or radiation therapy. It presents as erythema, atrophy or/and ulceration of oral mucosa. It occurs in almost all patients, who receive radiation therapy of the head an...

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Main Authors: Goda Daugėlaitė, Kristė Užkuraitytė, Eglė Jagelavičienė, Aleksas Filipauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/2/25