Factors influencing the severity of radiation skin and oral mucosal reactions: development of a conceptual framework.

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Radiation skin and oral mucosa reactions are common side-effects of head and neck radiation therapy caused by damage to normal tissue. This damage can be dose-limiting, meaning that the severity of acute reactions particularly in the oral mucosa may require time off treatment, potentially interfering with the effectiveness of radiation therapy in terms of tumour eradication. The purpose of this paper was to...

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