Mucositis
Web Resources

The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) in collaboration with the International Society for Oral Oncology issued clinical practice guidelines in 2004 with suggestions for oral care based on review of literature published between 1966 and May 2002. They were published in Cancer Journal, Volume 100, Issue S9, pages 1995-2046 (1 May 2004) Abstract, references and full text are available.

Perspectives on cancer therapy-induced mucosal injury: Pathogenesis, measurement, epidemiology, and consequences for patients (p 1995-2025), Stephen T. Sonis, Linda S. Elting, Dorothy Keefe, Douglas E. Peterson, Mark Schubert, Martin Hauer-Jensen, B. Nebiyou Bekele, Judith Raber-Durlacher, J. Peter Donnelly, Edward B. Rubenstein. Published online: 19 April 2004

Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cancer therapy-induced oral and gastrointestinal mucositis (p 2026-2046), Edward B. Rubenstein, Douglas E. Peterson, Mark Schubert, Dorothy Keefe, Deborah McGuire, Joel Epstein, Linda S. Elting, Philip C. Fox, Catherine Cooksley, Stephen T. Sonis. Published online: 19 April 2004.

These guidelines were updated in 2005 and are available online at http://www.mascc.org

National cancer Institute - Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation PDQ^®) pp 1 - 450. Date last modified 4/24/2004. http://nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/oralcomplications/healthprofessional

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse website has documents and related publications to guide practice. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/

The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery published evidence based practice information sheet on the Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients. Date last modified 19 February 2004. http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au

American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org

American Dental Association
www.ada.org

Cancer Care
1-800-813-HOPE
www.cancercare.org

Cancer.net
American Society of Clinical Oncology
1-703-797-1914
www.cancer.net

National Cancer Institute
1-800-4-CANCER
www.cancer.gov

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
1-877-BCCS-YES
www.canceradvocacy.org

National Institutes of Health
1-888-346-3656
www.ClinicalTrials.gov

Oncology Nursing Society Oral Mucositis Clinical Resource Area
http://onsopcontent.ons.org/Toolkits/Mucositis/index.shtml

Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
1-800-377-0928