An Integrative Review of the Role of the Oral and Gut Microbiome in Oral Health Symptomatology During Cancer Therapy.
Dunnack H, Judge M, Cong X, Salner A, Duffy V, Xu W. An Integrative Review of the Role of the Oral and Gut Microbiome in Oral Health Symptomatology During Cancer Therapy. Oncology Nursing Forum 2021, 48: 317-331. PMID: 33855998, DOI: 10.1188/21.onf.317-331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapyCancer therapyManagement of oral mucositisHead and neck cancerReducing mucositis severityPatient's oral healthOral health symptomsOral health managementGut microbiomeAssociated with increased severityHealth symptomatologyMucositis severityOral mucositisOral healthMicrobial interventionsNeck cancerSolid tumorsStudy assessed symptomsTherapyChemotherapyNutritional statusCancer treatmentQuality of lifeBlood cancerCancer