Open AccessNatural Products for Management of Oral Mucositis Induced by Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Azar Aghamohamamdi,
Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
integrative cancer therapies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1552-695X
pISSN - 1534-7354
DOI - 10.1177/1534735415596570
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , head and neck cancer , complication , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , side effect (computer science) , head and neck , intensive care medicine , surgery , nursing , computer science , programming language
Oral mucositis is a common side effect of systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy of head and neck in patients with cancer. Severe oral mucositis is painful and affects oral functions, including intake of food and medications and speech. Prevention of oral mucositis affects the life quality of patients. Recent studies have been focused on natural products to improve or reduce this complication. Many clinical trials have been performed to assess natural products for treatment of mucositis and their results are promising. The authors reviewed the evidence for natural products in the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis induced by radiation therapy and chemotherapy.