| Adjuvant chemotherapy may produce diarrhea, mucositis or stomatitis, myelosuppression, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, hair thinning, taste changes and skin and nail changes. |
| Mucositis should be managed with antiseptic mouthwash and prophylactic or early treatment of oral candidiasis. |
| The most common effects of toxicity from chemotherapies for advanced colorectal cancer are diarrhoea, mucositis, asthenia, and neutropenia. |
| Melphalan may cause nausea, vomiting diarrhea, and severe mucositis with painful mouth sores. |
| Obviously, food selection can have an impact on physical comfort during chemotherapy, when mouth sores and mucositis affect the ability to eat. |
