ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2017
Prospective assessment of oral mucositis and its impact on quality of life and patient-reported outcomes during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
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- Dose-Dependence Relationship Between Radiotherapy and Oral Mucositis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Retrospective Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Evaluation of oral mucositis severity and management in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: A prospective study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
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- Explorative study of stimulated saliva proteome in head and neck cancer patients pre- and post-treatment.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Guidance on mucositis assessment from the MASCC Mucositis Study Group and ISOO: an international Delphi study.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Prospective study on health-related quality of life, oral mucositis and oral health on during treatment of head and neck cancer.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Prophylactic Use of Pentoxifylline and Tocopherol for Prevention of Osteoradionecrosis of the Jaw after Dental Extraction in Post-Radiated Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients: An Initial Case Series.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
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- Quality of Life of the Patient with Head and Neck Cancer Submitted to Radiotherapy and the Overload of Their Caregivers.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Photobiomodulation reduces the impact of radiotherapy on oral health-related quality of life due to mucositis-related symptoms in head and neck cancer patients.Lasers in medical science · 2021Article
- Patient-reported outcome measures in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the correlation between side effects to oral mucosa, salivary glands, and general health status with quality of life during intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Oral mucositis (OM) is a common acute side effect during radiotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer (HNC), with a potential impact on patient's compliance to therapy, quality of life (QoL) and clinical outcomes. Its timely and appropriate management is of paramount importance. Several quantitative scoring scales are available to properly assess OM and its influence on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and QoL. We prospectively assessed OM in a cohort of HNC patients submitted to radiation using the Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale (OMAS), while its impact on PROs and QoL was evaluated employing the Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire-Head and Neck Cancer (OMWQ-HN) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck Cancer (FACT-HN). Evaluation of OMAS scores highlighted a progressive increase in OM during treatment and a partial recovery after the end of radiation. These trends were correlated to PROs and QoL as evaluated with OMWQ-HN and FACT-HN questionnaires. In the present study, we provided a quantitative assessment of OM, PROs and QoL in HNC patient undergoing radiotherapy, potentially useful for future comparison.
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