Perspectives on cancer therapy-induced mucosal injury: pathogenesis, measurement, epidemiology, and consequences for patients.

T Sonis, Stephen; S Elting, Linda; Keefe, Dorothy; E Peterson, Douglas; Schubert, Mark; Hauer-Jensen, Martin; Nebiyou Bekele, B; Raber-Durlacher, Judith; Peter Donnelly, J; B Rubenstein, Edward; Study Section of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer, Mucositis; Society for Oral Oncology, International

doi:10.1002/cncr.20162

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Perspectives on cancer therapy-induced mucosal injury: pathogenesis, measurement, epidemiology, and consequences for patients.

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Authors:

Stephen T Sonis

Linda S Elting

Dorothy Keefe

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A frequent complication of anticancer treatment, oral and gastrointestinal (GI) mucositis, threatens the effectiveness of therapy because it leads to dose reductions, increases healthcare costs, and impairs patients' quality of life. The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Ca...

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