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The effect of an elemental diet on oral mucositis of esophageal cancer patients treated with DCF chemotherapy: a multi-center prospective feasibility study (EPOC study)

PURPOSE: Oral mucositis (OM) is one of the most uncomfortable adverse events experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Previous reports have revealed that the oral administration of an elemental diet (ED) may prevent OM. However, the incidence of OM has not been accurately determined b...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Yoshihiro, Ueno, Takao, Yoshida, Naoya, Akutsu, Yasunori, Takeuchi, Hiroya, Baba, Hideo, Matsubara, Hisahiro, Kitagawa, Yuko, Yoshida, Kazuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6153973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30225745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10388-018-0620-1