Cost Effectiveness of Universal Hepatitis B Virus Screening in Patients Beginning Chemotherapy for Sarcomas or GI Stromal Tumors From December 2013 to December 2014, we randomly assigned to two arms ...

UB researchers and collaborators have completed a series of studies that reveal how much painful mouth sores known as oral mucositis increase infection risks in stem cell transplant patients and how ...

Mucositis describes inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract lining. It can cause painful sores in the mouth or gastrointestinal symptoms. It often results from cancer treatments. When the ...

Two medicated mouthwashes led to reductions in oral mucositis pain for head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy, but not at a level deemed clinically important, a randomized phase III ...

Prevention is the Primary Aim... Currently there is no intervention that completely prevents chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. [1] As our understanding of the underlying pathogenesis of oral ...

More than 80% of patients with head and neck cancer develop painful oral mucositis during radiation treatment. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and other institutions compared two topical therapies ...

Some kinds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments can cause oral mucositis. You might also hear this condition called ulcerative oral mucositis, mouth sores, and mouth ulcers. Children and younger ...

In patients with newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the head–neck region, the goals of therapy depend on the tumor's stage and site and the patient's comorbid conditions. In many cases of ...

Mucositis, or mouth sores, is a common side effect of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplant. The mouth is one of the most sensitive parts of the body and is especially vulnerable ...

Mucositis is the breakdown of mucous membranes in your gastrointestinal tract, the passageway that spans from your mouth to your anus. Cancer treatment often causes it. When you have mucositis, GI ...