Leonor Cruz e Silva
How to prevent and treat mucositis in patients treated with radiotherapy: medical perspective
- Integrated Masters in Medicine – Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa (2018).
- Post-graduate in Information Management and Business Intelligence in Healthcare – NOVA Information Management School (2020).
- Post-graduate in Esthetic Medicine – Universidad de Alcalá (2022).
- Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship in Ludwig Maximilian Universität München Klinikum (2023).
- Fellowship in Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Lisboa (2023).
- Medical Stomatologist in Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria. Medical Stomatologist in Instituto Portugês da Face, Oral Medicine Department.
- Best Oral Communication Prize “Approach to Oral Complications of Antitumoral Therapeutics” – Encontro Nacional de Internos de Estomatologia (2021).
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S1368-8375(21)00319-5. DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(21)00397-3.
- https://doi.org/10.34624/jshd.v5i2.32002.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Therapeutics
23 of november, from 11h30 until 12h45
Room 1
Conference summary
Radiotherapy (RT) is an important tool for the treatment and palliation of head and neck oncological patients.
However, there are several side effects associated that may contribute not only to a deterioration of the patient’s quality of life, as well as to the limitation or even interruption of the ideal therapeutic scheme, as is the case of mucositis.
It is the oral health professional’s responsibility to evaluate and guide the patient subject to radiotherapy of the head and neck, in order to implement prophylactic measures, during and after the course of treatment, in order to reduce its morbidity and improve the patients adhesion.