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01-05-2020 | Editorial
The MASCC/ISOO mucositis guidelines 2019: the second set of articles and future directions
Author:
Sharon Elad
Published in:
Supportive Care in Cancer
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Issue 5/2020
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Excerpt
This editorial introduces the second set of articles related to the update of the clinical practice guidelines for mucositis, developed by the Mucositis Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO). The first set of articles was published in a special section of the July 2019 issue of Supportive Care in Cancer. The July 2019 articles described the methods used [
1] and results related to gastrointestinal mucositis [
2], as well as other classes of interventions for oral mucositis including anti-inflammatory agents [
3], photobiomodulation [
4], vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements [
5], and protocols categorized as basic oral care [
6]. Furthermore, an entire paper was dedicated to advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of mucositis [
7]. …