Open AccessUse of Honey in the Management of Chemotherapy-Associated Oral Mucositis in Paediatric Patients
Author(s) -
Luyang Zhang,
Yan Yin,
Alison Simons,
Ngiambudulu M. Francisco,
Fuqiang Wen,
Sandip Patil
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s367472
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , cinahl , randomized controlled trial , medline , meta analysis , cancer , chemotherapy , web of science , systematic review , intensive care medicine , psychological intervention , psychiatry , political science , law
Oral mucositis (OM) is a critical condition during chemotherapy in both adult and child cancer patients. Paediatric cancer patients have a higher prevalence of OM than adult cancer patients. Honey is a natural product that has been reported to have the best tissue healing properties. The present mini-review focused on the evaluation of the effectiveness of oral care with honey products in the treatment and prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced OM in child patients.