ALLMedicine™ Chemotherapy-induced Oral Mucositis Center
Research & Reviews 78 results
https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354231159309
Integrative Cancer Therapies; Omori M, Kato-Kogoe N et. al.
Mar 17th, 2023 - Oral microbiota may be associated with serious local or systemic medical conditions resulting from chemotherapy. This study was conducted to evaluate the changes in the oral microbiota following the initiation of chemotherapy in patients with hema...
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1079570-treatment
Mar 14th, 2023 - Approach Considerations Treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis begins with patient education and reinforcing the importance of good oral care throughout cancer treatment. Mucositis is self-limiting, and the goal of treatment is to make t...
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1079570-print
Mar 14th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Oral mucositis is a common complication of cancer chemotherapy. It begins 5-10 days after the initiation of chemotherapy and lasts 7-14 days. Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis causes the mucosal lining of the mouth to atrophy...
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1079570-workup
Mar 14th, 2023 - Approach Considerations Diagnosis is primarily based on the clinical findings and the chronology of the development of lesions. There are no routine hematologic or blood chemistry laboratory investigations needed in the workup of a patient with ch...
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1079570-clinical
Mar 14th, 2023 - History Patients may initially describe generalized burning or sensitivity of the oral mucosa about 1 week after starting chemotherapy. With onset of frank ulcerations, patients typically report pain, which can be quite severe. Oral pain contribut...
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Clinicaltrials.gov 19 results
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05338398
Feb 24th, 2023 - This is a single-center randomized controlled trial . The goal of this study is to find whether topical benzydamine is superior in preventing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis compared to standard methods, which include oral rinses with saline. ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05438771
Jun 30th, 2022 - In patients with colorectal cancer, it is important to perform symptom management dynamically as well as specific treatments for cancer. It is extremely important for healthcare professionals to know the approaches that can be recommended to patie...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02702583
Nov 29th, 2021 - Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a clinically important adverse effect of myelosuppressive chemotherapy. If patients present with FN, attention is focussed on well-recognized sites of origin of infection: the airways, urinary tracts, and skin. However,...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05092113
Oct 25th, 2021 - Chemotherapy regimens not only improve the survival of patients with gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, but also cause obvious adverse reactions of digestive tract, such as chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipa...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04988971
Oct 15th, 2021 - Chemotherapy regimens not only improve the survival of patients with gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, but also cause obvious adverse reactions of digestive tract, such as chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipa...
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https://www.onclive.com/view/articles_clinical_jun2008
Dec 5th, 2020 - Click here to view as PDF. PHASE III Second-Line Pemetrexed Does Not Provide Survival Advantage in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Pemetrexed seems to be one of the few therapies to exert positive effects in patients with malignant pleural mesot...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/868718
Sep 13th, 2016 - Oral cryotherapy, which is the cooling of the mouth with cold consumables, is effective for the prevention of oral mucositis in the setting of fluorouracil (FU)-based chemotherapy for solid cancers, say experts in a Clinical Evidence Synopsis publ...
https://www.mdedge.com/hematology-oncology/article/96880/breast-cancer/laser-improves-oral-mucositis-breast-cancer-patients
Bruce Jancin
Feb 3rd, 2015 - SAN ANTONIO – Low-level laser therapy proved highly effective in managing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in a retrospective study. Although this was the first study of low-level laser therapy in breast cancer patients, this form of therapy is.