Prophylaxis With Oral Zinc Sulfate Against Radiation Induced Oral Mucositis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Four Randomized Controlled Trials

Background: Oral mucositis is an inevitable and distressing adverse event patients, who were treated with irradiation for head and neck cancer, face. Although several studies have investigated the potential of oral zinc sulfate in preventing radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and...

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Main Authors: Ting Shuai, Xu Tian, Bing Shi, Hui Chen, Xiao-Ling Liu, Li-Juan Yi, Wei-Qing Chen, Xiu-E Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00165/full