Individuals with the highest risk for developing cancer therapy-induced oral complications are those who undergo:

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The direct effects of radiation therapy at a therapeutic dose will result in salivary gland dysfunction and mucositis. Unless chemotherapy is highly stomatotoxic or myeloablative, the mucosal tissues will not be affected. Typically individuals that receive a single-agent drug will not experience significant side effects, unlike those who receive a multiple drug protocol. An excisional biopsy is limited surgery and does not involve radical resection of normal tissues. Mildly immunosuppressive chemotherapy may not result in oral complications. Single-agent chemotherapy may not result in oral complications. Excisional biopsy for early-stage cancer should only result in a localized irritation.

Individuals with the Highest Risk for Developing Cancer Therapy-Induced Oral