Systematic review of natural agents for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3209-3221

  Yarom, Noam ^a,b   Ariyawardana, Anura ^c,d   Hovan, Allan ^e   Barasch, Andrei ^f   Jarvis, Virginia ^g   Jensen, Siri Beier ^h   Zadik, Yehuda ^i,j   Elad, Sharon ^k   Bowen, Joanne ^l   Lalla, Rajesh V ^m  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^f WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

ⁱ ISRAELI AIR FORCE   (Israel)

^j HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Glutamine; Guidelines; Natural agents; Oral mucositis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; AZULENE; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; CHAMOMILE; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ETRETIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLIC ACID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PLACEBO; POLAPREZINC; QING WEI SAN; RETINOL; SELENIUM; UBIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN D; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HONEY; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; GLUTAMINE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HONEY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STOMATITIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 84885665077     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1869-5     Document Type: Review

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