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A narrative review of herbal medications in the management of mucositis in head and neck cancer patients
Natarajan Kannan1, Sharath Asokan2, Sandeep Poddar3, Amiya Bhaumik4.
Head and Neck Cancers are generally treated with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. These patients inevitably suffer from oropharyngeal mucositis accompanied by xerostomia and salivary alterations like reduced buffering capacity, lowered pH, increased viscosity. These result in severe discomfort to the patients along with lowered quality of life on account of having pain, severe burning sensation, difficulty in day to day activities like speech, mastication, taste and swallowing. Till date various therapeutic agents have been tried for the management of radiotherapy and chemotherapy induced mucositis with partial success. As of now there is no standardized pro- tocol which is being practiced throughout the world for managing this debilitating condition. There has also been a concern among the growing crowd of vegan population who would like to use only herbal products for themselves. This paper has tried to identify the herbal products which need to be investigated better. Future work using larger sample size and proper randomization is necessary for establishing a standardized protocol across the world and generalization of their applicability.
Affiliation:
- Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Lincoln University College, Wisma Lincoln, No. 12-18. SS6/12, Off Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor D. E. , Malaysia
- Lincoln University College, Wisma Lincoln, No. 12-18. SS6/12, Off Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor D. E. , Malaysia
- Lincoln University College, Wisma Lincoln, No. 12-18. SS6/12, Off Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor D. E. , Malaysia
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