Prevention and Management of Mucositis in Patients with Cancer: a Review Article

authors:

avatar Fatemeh Owlia 1 , avatar Seid kazem Kazemeini 2 , * , avatar Neda Gholami 1

Dept. of Oral Medicine, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Burn hospital, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

how to cite: Owlia F, Kazemeini S K , Gholami N. Prevention and Management of Mucositis in Patients with Cancer: a Review Article. Int J Cancer Manag. 2012;5(4):e80840. 

Abstract

After chemo/radiation therapy, mucositis is one of the most common side effects, so timely nursing care and instructed home care, significantly could decrease cost of medical care, and then increase quality of life. This review summarizes preventive and therapeutic intervention of mucositis (localized or systemic), between some of patients with cancer.

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