Browsing by Author "Acosta Ortiz, Juan Camilo"
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Item Mucositis oral en pacientes con tratamiento antineoplásico para cáncer de 1 cabeza y cuello: Revisión bibliográfica(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2024) Acosta Ortiz, Juan Camilo; Altamirano Galvis, Allisson Yiseth; Lenis Cardona, Yohana Paola; Monsalve, Mónica (Directora)The purpose of this study was to carry out a bibliographic review on oral mucositis in patients receiving antineoplastic treatment for head and neck cancer. Methodology. A bibliographic search was carried out in the following databases: PubMed; SciELO; Springer; Scopus; and Google Scholar. The search terms used were: "oral mucositis"; "head cancer"; "neck cancer"; "treatment". Results. 25 investigations met the inclusion criteria and were selected to carry out this bibliographic review. Conclusions. There is no specific treatment superior to others for oral mucositis induced by cancer treatment. It is mentioned that it is a frequent and symptomatic complication of cancer therapy, and that there are many strategies studied to prevent and treat it, but the results are not consistent.