Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

Treatment of cancer is increasingly effective but associated with short and long term side effects. Oral side effects, including oral mucositis (mouth ulceration), remain a major source of illness despite the use of a variety of agents to treat them. To assess the effectiveness of interventions for...

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Published in:	Cochrane database of systematic reviews no. 8; p. CD001973
Main Authors:	Clarkson, Jan E, Worthington, Helen V, Furness, Susan, McCabe, Martin, Khalid, Tasneem, Meyer, Stefan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 04.08.2010
Subjects:	Analgesics - therapeutic use Anti-Ulcer Agents - therapeutic use Humans Low-Level Light Therapy - methods Mouth Diseases - etiology Mouth Diseases - therapy Neoplasms - drug therapy Neoplasms - radiotherapy Oral Ulcer - etiology Oral Ulcer - therapy Pain - etiology Pain Management Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Stomatitis - etiology Stomatitis - therapy
ISSN:	1469-493X, 1469-493X
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