Doxepin for radiation therapy-induced mucositis pain in the treatment of oral cancers

Radiotherapy (RT), an integral part of the oncologic treatment for patients with head and neck cancer, can cause adverse side effects such as oral mucositis (OM). Pain from OM can impact a patient’s quality of life and interrupt RT treatment schedules, which decreases the probability for achieving c...

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Main Authors: Ritujith Jayakrishnan, Kenneth Chang, Gamze Ugurluer, Robert C. Miller, Terence T. Sio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Oncology Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/290