“It’s like being chained up”: the oral mucositis experiences of children and young people with cancer, their parents, and healthcare professionals– a qualitative study
Oral mucositis presents a significant challenge to CYP, families and HCPs during cancer treatment functionally, psychologically and socially, with an adverse impact on treatment experiences. Prevention of oral mucositis is a priority to these groups within supportive cancer care.
Authors
- Kara Gray‐Burrows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-5066)
- Claudia Heggie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5627-8357)
- Peter F. Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9711-9638)
- Bob Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4938-9673)
- Amrit Chauhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-4934)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327529
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research