BUCCAL MUCOSAL DNA DAMAGE FOLLOWING RADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Journal Title: International Journal of Anatomy and Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy in addition to antitumour effects also are exposed to ionizing radiation which may also damage normal tissue located in the field of radiation. The study was done on buccal scrapings in patients with head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy at the hospital. The present study aims at determining the changes in MN in the buccal smears in pre and post RT in patients with head and neck cancer patients. The mean number of MN was significantly high in buccal scrapings of patients post RT suggesting DNA damage following exposure to radiations during RT.
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- DOI 10.16965/ijar.2018.220
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