New drug could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment
Monday, August 20, 2018 - 09:52
in Health & Medicine
About 50,000 people in the US are diagnosed annually with head, neck, nasal and oral cancers. Most are treated with radiation, and of those, 70-80 percent develop a painful and debilitating side effect called severe oral mucositis. A new drug could potentially prevent the condition.