Mucositis

When planning their next steps after a cancer diagnosis, most patients don’t put a trip to the dentist at the top of their to-do list.

Mucocutaneous manifestations were significantly more likely in children with community-acquired pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae than in children with community-acquired pneumonia of other etiologies, according to a cohort study.

Patients with oropharyngeal cancer undergoing radiation therapy experienced delayed initiation of narcotic use for pain from mucositis when treated with gabapentin, according to study results presented at the 2014 Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress.