Risk factors for severe radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with oral cancer

• Main Authors: Sakiko Soutome (Author), Souichi Yanamoto (Author), Mika Nishii (Author), Yuka Kojima (Author), Takumi Hasegawa (Author), Madoka Funahara (Author), Masaya Akashi (Author), Toshiyuki Saito (Author), Masahiro Umeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer often causes severe oral mucositis. The purpose of this retrospective study was to further examine the risk factors for developing severe oral mucositis in patients with oral cancer undergoing radiotherapy as a compliment to a previous study...