The drugs used to fight cancer may potentially affect an oncology patient's oral health. Chemotherapy mouth sores are a common side effect of treatment that can affect the lips and mucous membranes of the mouth. Drugs affect people in different ways, and
Compositions for treating and preventing gastrointestinal mucositis and the invention relates to a method. And due to the fact that in particular, the present invention uses a composition comprising an analog FGF-20, fragments thereof, derivatives, variants, homologs or more, a method for treating ...
MRONJ. Our review aims to document the development of MRONJ preventative and management strategies in cancer patients receiving a BMA. The authors advocate the incorporation of dental oncology strategies into contemporary cancer care, to optimise long-term quality of survival after cancer treatment. In...
have been identified as particularly important dietary contributors to dental caries14. Consumption of sweetened foodstuffs can rapidly increase the concentration of carbohydrates in the oral cavity, leading to a sharp decline in the pH values of biofilm to 4 or even lower15. Research has revealed...
You may think that there is little you can do to heal a cavity aside from go to your dentist and have it filled. While this is likely the most common option, it is not the only remedy. In fact, recent research suggests that a number of natural treatments can be used to reverse ...
Gene therapies, neurologics are suspensions administered as a single-dose, single-time intravenous infusion to treat certain neurological disorders in pediatric patients. The FDA-approved uses of gene therapies, neurologics are: atidarsagene autotemcel (Lenmeldy): Treatment of children with pre-sympt...
requires a history of cancer † not applicable Goal of the treatment Survival for patients with leptomeningeal metastases is poor, limited to a few months in most patients. The median survival has been estimated at 3.5 to 4.4 months for leptomeningeal metastases from breast cancer, 3 to 6 mont...
The successes in cancer survivorship have left many hematologists in the difficult position of managing chronic opioid therapy. Studies show that 10% of opioid-naïve patients with cancer may continue to take opioids over the long term after undergoing curative intent surgery, and up to 33% cont...
Chamomile extract is used across skin care and general medicine for centuries to treat various skin conditions such as eczema, acne, rosacea, skin inflammation, and hyperpigmentation. (5,6,7) It is rich in anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hydrating, and antimicrobial properties. It has a floral,...
The question arises then, while waiting for the results of NRG HN005 should we continue to treat the patients with the full dose IMRT and cisplatin? As Chundury and Kim pointed out in their comment article to the NRG HN002, previously published phase III de-escalation RCTs serve as a ...