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

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Fatemeh Owlia1, Seid kazem Kazemeini2,*, Neda Gholami1
1Dept. of Oral Medicine, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2Burn hospital, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Seid kazem Kazemeini, Burn hospital, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran, Tel: +98-3515247180, E-mail: Email: [email protected]

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 5, issue 4; e80840
Published online:Dec 31, 2012
Article type:Review Article
Received:Apr 11, 2012
Accepted:Jul 28, 2012
How to Cite:Owlia F, Kazemeini SK, Gholami N. Prevention and Management of Mucositis in Patients with Cancer: a Review Article. Int J Cancer Manag. 2012;5(4):e80840. doi:

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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© 2012, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

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