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Oral Mucositis

Treatment tolerance is a challenge for most cancer patients, and it is therefore essential that healthcare professionals (HCP) are quick to recognize adverse events and implement management strategies to address them. This pocket book provides an in-depth guide to the epidemiology, diagnosis and man...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sonis, Stephen T. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd. : Imprint: Springer Healthcare, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The pathobiology of oral mucositis
  • The epidemiology and risk assessment of mucositis
  • Health and economic consequences of mucositis
  • The elements of examination of the oral cavity
  • A comparison and assessment of scoring scales for mucositis
  • Patient-reported outcomes
  • Non mucositis mouth lesions in patients being treated for cancer
  • Current approaches to the management of oral mucositis.