@misc{10481/49107,
year = {2017},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/49107},
abstract = {The current treatment for cervico-facial cancer involves radio and/or chemotherapy. Unfortunately, cancer therapies can lead to local and systemic complications such as mucositis, which is the most common dose-dependent complication in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. Mucositis can cause a considerably reduced quality of life in cancer patients already suffering from physical and psychological exhaustion. However, the role of melatonin in the treatment of mucositis has recently been investigated, and offers an effective alternative therapy in the prevention and/or management of radio and/or chemotherapy-induced mucositis. This review focuses on the pathobiology and management of mucositis in order to improve the quality of cancer patients’ lives.},
organization = {Part of this study was partially funded by the following grants: SAF2009-14037 from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity (MINECO), CB/10/00238 from the Carlos III Health Institute, GREIB.PT_2010_04 from the CEIBiotic Program of the University of Granada, Spain, and CTS-101 from the Innovation, Science, and Business Council, Junta de Andalucía, Spain.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Mucositis},
keywords = {Radiotherapy},
keywords = {Chemotherapy},
keywords = {Pathophysiology},
keywords = {Management},
keywords = {Melatonin},
title = {Oral Mucositis: Melatonin Gel an Effective New Treatment},
doi = {10.3390/ijms18051003},
author = {Moneim, Ahmed E. Abdel and Guerra Librero Rite, Ana and Florido Ruiz, Javier and Shen, Ying-Qiang and Fernández-Gil, Beatriz and Acuña Castroviejo, Darío and Escames Rosa, Germaine},
}