Putting into Evidence: The Effect of Oral Glutamine on Radiation-induced Esophagitis among Patients with Lung Cancer

Putting into Evidence: The Effect of Oral Glutamine on Radiation-induced Esophagitis among Patients with Lung Cancer

Oral glutamine supplementation is highly effective in preventing and delaying radiation-induced esophagitis, one of the most common discomforting side effects of radiation to the thoracic area among lung cancer patients. According to the literature, lung cancer is the leading cause of death amo...

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Main Authors: Khaled Waleed Bader, Mohammad Ali Abu Sa'aleek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Radiation-induced esophagitis
Lung cancer
Glutamine
Radiation toxicity
Thoracic radiation
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/153/131

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