Chemotherapy-Induced and/or Radiation Therapy-Induced Oral Mucositis-Complicating the Treatment of Cancer
The term mucositis is coined to describe the adverse effects of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Mucositis is one of the most common adverse reactions encountered in radiation therapy for head and neck cancers, as well as in chemotherapy, in particular with drugs affecting DNA synthesis (Spha...
Main Authors: | Maddireddy Umameshwar Rao Naidu, Gogula Venkat Ramana, Pingali Usha Rani, lyyapu Krishna Mohan, Avula Suman, Priyadarshni Roy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2004-09-01
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Series: | Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558604800198 |
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