New treatment proposed to prevent intestinal inflammation in cancer patients

(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Experimental work pointing to a therapy for alleviating mucositis -- a common, severe side effect of chemotherapy and irradiation of cancer patients or patients prepared for bone marrow transplantation - has been achieved by an international team of researchers from the US and Israel headed by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news