Open AccessThe efficacy of an ayurvedic preparation of yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) on radiation-induced mucositis in head-and-neck cancer patients
Author(s) -
Ravindra Kumar Mamgain,
Meenu Gupta,
Pratibha Mamgain,
Sanjeev Kumar Verma,
Deep Shankar Pruthi,
Abhishek Kandwal,
Sunil Saini
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_831_16
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , head and neck cancer , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , concomitant , side effect (computer science) , quality of life (healthcare) , chemoradiotherapy , surgery , cancer , nursing , computer science , programming language
Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating painful side effect of many forms of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Mucositis may lead to dose reductions and unplanned interruptions of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy (RT) and often affects patients' quality of life.