Open AccessRole of Vitamin E and Vitamin A in Oral Mucositis Induced by Cancer Chemo/Radiotherapy- A Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Nallan Csk Chaitanya,
Arvind Muthukrishnan,
Dara Balaji Gandhi Babu,
C. Sanjeeva Kumari,
M Lakshmi,
Gayathri Palat,
Khwaja Shoeb Alam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26845.9905
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , radiation therapy , meta analysis , chemotherapy , cancer , oncology , gastroenterology , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , vitamin e , randomized controlled trial , transplantation , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , antioxidant
Oral mucositis is known to hamper the quality of life in patients treated for oral cancer. Many pharmacological agents have been tried and tested in its management, especially vitamin supplements including A, E and their combinations.