title: Prevention and management of mucositis in patients with cancer: a review article.
abstract: After chemo/radiation therapy, mucositis is one of the most common side effects, so timely nursing care and instructed home care, significantly could decrease cost of medical care, and then increase quality of life. This review summarizes preventive and therapeutic intervention of mucositis (localized or systemic), between some of patients with cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral Medicine, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Owlia
authors.affiliation: Burn hospital, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Seid Kazem
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kazemeini
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral Medicine, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gholami
keywords: Mucositis; Primary prevention; Radiotherapy; Therapeutics