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:: Volume 29, Issue 7 (Special Issue 2025) ::
Feyz Med Sci J 2025, 29(7): 746-751 Back to browse issues page
Improving the care, prevention, and treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis: A policy brief
Reza Hosseiniara , Sajjad Taghadosi *
Faculty of Dentistry, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , sajadtaghadosi1379@kaums.ac.ir
Abstract:   (200 Views)
Oral mucositis, a common and debilitating complication of chemotherapy, presents significant consequences including severe pain, nutritional impairment, reduced quality of life, increased risk of infection, and interruptions in cancer treatment. It also holds specific importance for dentists. These aspects include mucosal mucositis, disruption of the normal oral flora (including Candida overgrowth), and effects on hematopoietic cells, where the reduction of white blood cells and neutrophils (WBC and PMN) increases the risk of infection and underscores the necessity of monitoring platelet counts prior to dental procedures. This policy brief examines various dimensions of the problem, analyzes shortcomings in current approaches, and provides evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, health administrators, healthcare providers, and researchers. The primary emphasis is on the need for an integrated, multidisciplinary, and evidence-based approach encompassing primary prevention, complication management, and patient support. Further focus is placed on developing and implementing standardized clinical guidelines, integrating supportive care into the cancer treatment pathway, educating patients and healthcare staff, and enhancing applied research to generate local evidence and evaluate intervention effectiveness.
Keywords: Mucositis, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Evidence-Based Medicine, Policy Brief
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Type of Study: Policy Brief | Subject: General
Received: 2025/12/8 | Revised: 2026/04/8 | Accepted: 2026/01/14 | Published: 2026/03/15
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Hosseiniara R, Taghadosi S. Improving the care, prevention, and treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis: A policy brief. Feyz Med Sci J 2025; 29 (7) :746-751
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