While you’re receiving treatment for cancer, some of the drugs you take can cause painful sores to develop inside your mouth. You can also get them if you’ve had a bone marrow (stem cell) transplant ...

Mouth sores can be a nuisance during chemotherapy; not only due to the discomfort they cause but also from the limitations they can pose on eating and sometimes even talking. Symptoms can include ...

Chemotherapy is a group of powerful medicines that can help slow or stop some cancers. But chemo can affect healthy cells in your body, too, like those that line the inside of your mouth and the kind ...

During active cancer treatment, patients face many smaller battles on the path to remission. One of those lesser-known struggles is a condition known as chemo mouth, a painful side effect of ...

People taking chemotherapy drugs may develop mouth sores as a side effect of these medications. The sores usually clear up by themselves when the treatment comes to an end. Chemotherapy drugs are ...

Canker sores and cold sores are a pretty common and uncomfortable side effect of chemotherapy but a Valley company is providing some relief -- and they kind of just stumbled on the treatment. CloSYS ...

As a pediatric oncologist, Dr. Peter Anderson long ago noticed that, when children are diagnosed with cancer, parents often ask what foods or supplements will help during treatment. That got him ...

Infections, injuries, jaw problems, and cancer can all cause mouth pain. The location and type of pain, plus any other symptoms that occur with it, can help with identifying the cause. The pain may ...

Question: Why does my mouth get sore in-between chemotherapy treatments? Patty Odum is a board-certified palliative nurse practitioner with Marian Cancer Care, with extensive training and experience ...