P-G Silva, G-A Barreto, A-C Carlos, M-M Borges, C-E Malta, J-V Barbosa, A-A Crispim, S-F Juaçaba, L-F Gonzaga-Silva
BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy (QT) is a systemic treatment using a combination of antineoplastic drugs, orally or intravenously, that inhibit tumor growth and fast-growing normal cells. Due to its nonspecificity, chemotherapy can cause a series of adverse effects, such as altered taste (dysgeusia), associated with malnutrition and, consequently, other adverse effects in the gastrointestinal tract and increased mortality risk. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of dysgeusia on the incidence of other adverse effects and overall survival during antineoplastic chemotherapy (chemotherapy)...
April 14, 2024: Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal