Prevention and treatment of oral complications in the cancer patient.
The mouth and throat are vulnerable sites in cancer patients, subject to treatment-related stomatitis and mucositis, and infection due to bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The author presents a summary of the conditions and their causes, and an update on current treatments of choice.
Poland
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Cancer Center, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis.
D000328:Adult; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy