›› 2012, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (3): 151-154.

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Animal models and treatments of radiochemotherapy-induced oral mucositis

  

  • Received:2012-06-07 Revised:2012-07-16 Online:2012-09-25 Published:2012-10-08

Abstract: Oral mucositis is a common side effect of cancer therapies, particularly radiation therapy for head and neck cancer and various forms of chemotherapy. Radiation-induced oral mucositis has got a higher incidence and much severer than the one caused by chemotherapy. In addition to pain, dysphagia, secondary infection and dystrophia, severe oral mucositis limits cancer treatment. This article summarized the existing international and national situation of animal model for oral mucositis and its ways of prevention.

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