Might photobiomodulation therapy interfere with the frequency of severe mucositis and oral candidiasis? A retrospective analysis in patients with head and neck carcinoma.

Rebeca Barros do Nascimento Bruna Portela Neri Mylena Melo Moutinho Tila Fortuna Costa Freire Gabriela Botelho Martins Manoela Carrera Hayana Ramos Lima

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2024)

Patients with oral cavity tumor presented more OM, especially high grades, then patients with tumors in other regions of the head and neck, which seems to be related to the irradiation parameters of radiotherapy and/or with the limitation of conduction of PBMT in tumor areas. OM and OC were not changed by PBMT, although it helped to reduce the incidence of severe cases of OM.

Keyphrases

radiation induced
early onset
early stage
radiation therapy
risk factors
locally advanced
rectal cancer