PATIENT EDUCATION: TEACHING THE PATIENT WITH CANCER HOW TO PREVENT STOMATITIS (ORAL MUCOSITIS)

Course overview

Stomatitis (also called oral mucositis) is a common treatment-related complication in patients with cancer who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), radiation therapy (RT), or chemotherapy, particularly when the treatment is focused on cancer in the head and neck region. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of the procedure for providing patient education about stomatitis prevention to cancer patients, including a step-by-step process and the benefits of patient education on this topic. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.