ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
Oral microbial profile in oral cancer patients before and after radiation therapy in a cancer care center - A prospective study.
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- Comparative analysis of bacterial abundance and diversity in tumour tissue of oral squamous cell carcinoma and non-tumour tissue: insights from a systematic review of 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Candida albicans hyphae modulate Staphylococcus aureus cell-free supernatant during dual biofilm growth to drive molecular signatures of oral dysplasia.Medical microbiology and immunology · 2026Article
- Evaluating microbial regulation as a preventive strategy for radiation-related caries: A review.Head & face medicine · 2025Review
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- Oral microbiome alterations after cancer treatment: a scoping review and analysis.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Article
- Oral Care in Head and Neck Radiotherapy: Proposal for an Oral Hygiene Protocol.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Insights into the enigma of oral streptococci in carcinogenesis.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2024Review
- Anti-cancer management of head and neck cancers and oral microbiome-what can we clinically obtain?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- Acinetobacter baumannii as an oro-dental pathogen: a red alert!!Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2024Review
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- The Interplay among Radiation Therapy, Antibiotics and the Microbiota: Impact on Cancer Treatment Outcomes.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Oral infections in oral cancer survivors: A mini-review.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Review
- The Effect of Radiation and Chemoradiation Therapy on the Head and Neck Mucosal Microbiome: A Review.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- Acute Radiation Syndrome and the Microbiome: Impact and Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHead and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer reported worldwide. In many cases, the level of aggressiveness of therapy adopted in cancer patients may cause the alteration in oral microbiota; the emergence of potential pathogens may cause opportunistic infections in already immune-compromised individuals leading to increases in morbidity and mortality. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the oral microbial profile in oral cancer patients before and after radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 145 oral swabs were collected before radiotherapy (
resultsAmong the 96 samples studied from the preradiotherapy patient samples,
conclusionHigh prevalence of
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