• Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Induced Oral Mucositis Using a Patient-Reported Oral Mucositis Experience Questionnaire 

      Gussgard, Anne Margrete; Hope, Andrew; Jokstad, Asbjørn; Tenenbaum, Howard; Wood, Robert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Objectives Treatment of oral mucositis (OM) is challenging. In order to develop and test useful treatment approaches, the development of reliable, reproducible and simpler methods than are currently available for assessment of OM is important. A Patient-Reported Oral Mucositis Symptom (PROMS) scale was assessed in patients with head and neck cancer to determine if the patient-reported OM experience, ...
    • Symptoms Reported by Head and Neck Cancer Patients during Radiotherapy and Association with Mucosal Ulceration Site and Size: An Observational Study. 

      Gussgard, Anne Margrete; Jokstad, Asbjørn; Wood, Robert; Hope, Andrew; Tenenbaum, Howard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-10)
      <p>Background Self-reported pain and impairment of oral functions varies markedly and often in spite of extensive oral mucositis (OM). The aim of the current study was to appraise how patientreported debilitation caused by OM is influenced by the extent and possibly location of the OM lesions.<p>Methods Patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy were examined before treatment, twice ...