Prevention and treatment of oral complications in the cancer patient
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1Cancer Center, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis.
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
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.