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Xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review of clinical features and complications.

Maria WalshNorah FaganAndrew Neil Davies
Published in: BMC palliative care (2023)
This review discovered a relatively small number of focused studies (involving a similarly small number of patients). Nonetheless, it demonstrates that xerostomia is a very common problem in patients with advanced cancer and is often associated with significant morbidity (and impairment of quality of life).
Keyphrases
  • advanced cancer
  • palliative care
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • risk factors
  • patient reported outcomes