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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-020-01715-7 |