Prevention of radiation induced dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients using cryptomphalus aspersa secretion.

Introduction: Radiotherapy (RT) is a technique widely used in oncology, acquiring special prominence in head and neck cancer (HNC). RT of HNC may be associated with secondary effects including skin reaction, being dermatitis the most common radio-induced side effect during treatment.

Purpose: The use of a wide variety of agents is reported to handle skin toxicity.

Radiochemotheraphy-induced oral mucositis: Ectoin solution as a new treatment.

Background: The current treatment for head and neck cancer involves radiotherapy, systemic therapy and surgery in a multidisciplinary approach. Unfortunately, cancer therapies can lead to local and systemic complications or side effects such as mucositis, which is the most common dose-dependent complication in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. Mucositis can cause a considerably reduced quality of life in cancer patients already suffering from physical and psychological exhaustion.