Oral mucositis (OM) is a painful and debilitating ... and identifying preventive measures to mitigate its effects on cancer patients. One promising area of research is the use of ...

Oral mucositis is a debilitating side effect of cancer treatment that is triggered by cell killing (of both tumor and normal cells) by chemoradiation therapy and thereafter exacerbated by the ...

Mucositis is a common side effect experienced by cancer patients while undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy and it ...

This oral sequela significantly impairs the daily functioning and quality of life of patients. The biological basis of mucositis is quite complex, involving sequential interaction of ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in India, accounting for 14% of all female cancers. In 2020, around 178,000 new cases were reported, with about 90,000 deaths. Urban areas see ...

Cancer affects not just the patient but everyone around them With the right support from medical teams family friends and ...

Purpose Issues surrounding the prevention and management of severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer and patients receiving targeted anticancer therapies are reviewed.

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO, medical oncologist, UCLA Health, provides new insights on the role of TROP2-directed antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) for patients with breast cancer.

Mouth and throat cancers are highly treatable if caught early, but they are often diagnosed at later stages because people ...

Hanawa. Oral mucositis, a common and painful side effect of cancer treatments, affecting 30-40% of the patients, results from damage to rapidly dividing mucosal cells. This condition causes ...