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Oral complications of cancer and its management /

"Oral problems are common in cancer patients. They can be a part of the disease itself; they can develop as a result of treatment; they can accompany other symptoms and present as a comorbidity; and they can even first present after the original disease itself has been cured. Oral symptoms can...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Davies, Andrew, 1963-, Epstein, Joel (Professor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The oral cavity
  • Oral assessment
  • Common oral conditions
  • Pretreatment screening and management
  • Oral hygiene
  • Oral cancer
  • Other tumours of the oral cavity
  • Overview of complications of oral surgery
  • Overview of complications of radiotherapy (radiation therapy)
  • Trismus
  • Post-radiation osteonecrosis (osteoradionecrosis) of the jaws
  • Overview of complications of systemic chemotherapy
  • Oral complications of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Oral mucositis
  • Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws
  • Oral infections
  • Oral fungal infections
  • Oral bacterial infections
  • Oral viral infections
  • Salivary gland dysfunction
  • Taste disturbance
  • Halitosis
  • Orofacial pain
  • Miscellaneous oral problems
  • Oral care in paediatric cancer patients
  • Oral supportive care and the geriatric oncology patient
  • Oral care in advanced cancer patients
  • Quality of life and health economics.