Grant: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
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