TY - JOUR T1 - Review: various interventions prevent or reduce oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 13 LP - 13 DO - 10.1136/ebn.10.1.13 VL - 10 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/10/1/13.abstract N2 - Worthington HV, Clarkson JE, Eden OB. Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;(2):CD000978. Q Are prophylactic interventions effective for oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy?Data sources:Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and 4 other databases (most recent search April 2004), and bibliographies of relevant studies.Study selection and assessment:randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared prophylactic drugs with other treatments, placebo, or no treatment in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Studies with a primary outcome of survival or cure … ER -