Oral mucositis is a clinically important and sometimes dose-limiting complication of cancer
therapy. Mucositis lesions can be painful, affect nutrition and quality of life, and have a …

With cancer survival rate climbing up over the past three decades, quality of life for cancer
patients has become an issue of major concern. Oral health plays an important part in one's …

Objectives Evaluating the effectiveness of melatonin in prevention of radiation‐induced oral
mucositis. Material and methods A randomized controlled clinical study was conducted on …

No adverse side effects of LLLT were reported; hence, we recommend red or infrared LLLT
with diode output between 10–100 mW, dose of 2–3 J/cm 2/cm 2 for prophylaxis and 4 J/cm …

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a commonly used drug for the treatment of malignant cancers.
However, approximately 80% of patients undergoing 5-FU treatment suffer from …

Patients receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy will receive some degree of oral mucositis
The incidence of oral mucositis was especially high in patients:(i) With primary tumors in the …

Current studies show some improvement in swallow function after swallow and voice
therapy in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. Further, there is a suggestion of …

Chemotherapy‐induced mucositis increases the risk of blood stream infections (BSI) due to
translocation of bacteria across the intestinal epithelium. Our study investigated if …

Pain in head and neck cancer represents a major issue, before, during and after the
oncological treatments. The most frequent cause of pain is chemo/radiation related oral …

R-Spondin1 (RSpo1) is a novel secreted protein that augments canonical Wnt/β-catenin
signaling. We injected recombinant RSpo1 protein into transgenic Wnt reporter TOPGAL …