Journal article
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 patients (HNC) treated with both chemo- and radiotherapy. 19% of the latter will be hospitalized and will experience a delay in antineoplastic treatment for …
Authors
Pulito C; Cristaudo A; Porta CL; Zapperi S; Blandino G; Morrone A; Strano S
Journal
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 39, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1186/s13046-020-01715-7
ISSN
0392-9078