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ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Necessity and influencing factors for integrating oral health in cancer care for older people: a narrative review.

Shalya Anand, Anita Visser, Joel B Epstein, Djenana Jalovcic

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Review in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Role of Dental Oncology in Cancer Care: a Critical Component of Comprehensive Treatment, Education, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration- a Narrative Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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  5. Experiences of oral frailty in elderly cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  7. Patient-reported evaluation of oral/dental health in oncology care-a need and opportunity to support medically necessary oral care needs.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shalya AnandDepartment for Global Health and Rehabilitation, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9630-6116
Anita VisserDepartment of Gerodontology, Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-2334
Joel B EpsteinDental Oncology Services, City of Hope National Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9264-9151
Djenana JalovcicDepartment for Global Health and Rehabilitation, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway. djenana.jalovcic@hvl.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4164-4497

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe number of older people with poor oral health diagnosed with cancer is increasing rapidly. However, integration of oral health in cancer care for older people to prevent or minimize oral health complications of cancer treatments is uncommon, except in head and neck oncology. The aim of this review is to describe the need, role of, and factors influencing the integration of oral health(care) into the treatment of older people with cancer.

methodsMEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched for papers published in the last 10 years that focus on oral health in older people diagnosed with cancer, the impact of oral health on cancer therapy, and integrated oral health in cancer treatment.

resultsFrom 523 related papers, 68 publications were included and summarized as follows: (1) oral complications associated with cancer therapies, (2) the need for oral healthcare in older people with cancer, (3) the role of integration of oral health in cancer care, and (4) influencing factors such as ageism, interprofessional education and collaborations, oral healthcare workforce, oral health literacy, and financial considerations.

conclusionIntegration of oral healthcare is highly recommended for the overall well-being of older people with cancer to prevent, minimize, and manage complications in cancer treatment. However, oral healthcare has not been integrated in cancer care yet, except for head and neck cancers. This review identified a notable gap in the literature, highlighting the need for research on integration of oral healthcare in geriatric oncology.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsOral HealthAgedDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHumansCancer care for older people/geriatric oncological careHealthy agingIntegrated cancer careIntegrated oral healthcareInterprofessional collaboration and educationMultidisciplinary teamsOral complications of cancer therapiesOral health literacy

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PMID38958776
PMCPMC11222176

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