| Literature DB >> 27583808 |
Philip Riley1, Martin G McCabe2, Anne-Marie Glenny1.
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CLINICAL QUESTION: In patients receiving treatment for cancer, does oral cryotherapy prevent oral mucositis? BOTTOM LINE: Oral cryotherapy is effective for the prevention of oral mucositis in adults receiving fluorouracil-based chemotherapy for solid cancers, and for the prevention of severe oral mucositis in adults receiving high-dose melphalan-based chemotherapy before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27583808 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2680
Source DB: PubMed Journal: JAMA Oncol ISSN: 2374-2437 Impact factor: 31.777