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Karis Kin Fong Cheng
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 86
Citations - 3375
Karis Kin Fong Cheng is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mucositis & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 82 publications receiving 2528 citations. Previous affiliations of Karis Kin Fong Cheng include University of Hong Kong & The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Effects of pain, fatigue, insomnia, and mood disturbance on functional status and quality of life of elderly patients with cancer.
TL;DR: It is suggested that pain, fatigue, insomnia, and mood disturbance are highly prevalent in elderly patients who undergone cancer therapy and may negatively influence elderly patients' functional status and QoL during cancer therapy.
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Systematic review of photobiomodulation for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines.
Yehuda Zadik,Praveen R. Arany,Eduardo Rodrigues Fregnani,Paolo Bossi,Héliton Spíndola Antunes,René-Jean Bensadoun,Luiz Alcino Monteiro Gueiros,Alessandra Majorana,Raj G. Nair,Vinisha Ranna,Wim J. E. Tissing,Anusha Vaddi,Rachel Lubart,Cesar A. Migliorati,Rajesh V. Lalla,Karis Kin Fong Cheng,Sharon Elad,Isoo +17 more
TL;DR: The evidence supports the use of specific settings of PBM therapy for the prevention of OM in specific patient populations and No Guideline Possible for treatment of established OM or for management of chemotherapy-related OM is recommended.
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Evaluation of an oral care protocol intervention in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in paediatric cancer patients
TL;DR: The results support the preventive use of the oral care protocol in paediatric cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy for cancer treatment, and a 38% reduction in the incidence of ulcerative mucositis was found in children using the Oral Care Protocol compared with children in the control group.
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Prevention of oral mucositis in paediatric patients treated with chemotherapy; a randomised crossover trial comparing two protocols of oral care.
TL;DR: In this article, the efficacy of two protocols for oral care using either chlorhexidine or benzydamine as oral rinses to alleviate mucositis in children undergoing chemotherapy was compared.
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Systematic review of antimicrobials, mucosal coating agents, anesthetics, and analgesics for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients
Deborah P. Saunders,Joel B. Epstein,Joel B. Epstein,Sharon Elad,Justin Allemano,Paolo Bossi,Marianne D. van de Wetering,Nikhil G. Rao,C.M.J. Potting,Karis Kin Fong Cheng,Annette Freidank,Michael T. Brennan,Joanne M. Bowen,Kristopher Dennis,Rajesh V. Lalla,Isoo +15 more
TL;DR: Clinical practice guidelines on the use of antimicrobials, mucosal coating agents, anesthetics, and analgesics for the prevention and management of oral mucositis in cancer patients are developed.