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Review Article| Volume 25, ISSUE 2, P133-147, September 2017

Oral Complications of Nonsurgical Cancer Therapies

  • Sharon Elad
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    Corresponding author.
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    Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, 625 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
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  • Yehuda Zadik
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    Oral Medicine Clinic for Hematologic and Oncologic Patients, Department of Oral Medicine, Sedation and Maxillofacial Imaging, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, PO Box 91120, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel

    Department of Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Center, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Military PO Box 02149, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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  • Noam Yarom
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    Oral Medicine Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

    Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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      There are a variety of nonsurgical cancer treatment modalities, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and targeted therapy.

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