Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Amount

$53,392.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Oral Mucositis refers to erythematous, erosive and ulcerative lesions of the oral mucosa seen in almost 100% of patients treated for head and neck cancer, with radiation therapy to fields involving the oral cavity. These lesions are painful, significantl