Adjunctive Treatments for the Prevention of Chemotherapy- and Radiotherapy-Induced Mucositis

Background: Chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis can manifest as pain, inflammation, dysphagia, diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, and infection. Mucositis is a major dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapy, affecting nutritional intake and oral and intestinal function. Despite several inte...

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Main Authors: Michael Thomsen MSc, Luis Vitetta PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-12-01
Series:Integrative Cancer Therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418794885