Stomatitis from therapy for breast cancer might not be dependent on the number or kind of therapy agents – but on what else?

Although quality of life is an important objective of many breast cancer (BC) trials, there is only few published knowledge of the prevalence of chemotherapy (CT) associated stomatitis, predisposing factors and its effective treatment. To start a systematic investigation we constructed a questionnaire as a pilot study. BC survivors were asked to complete a questionnaire retrospectively. Statistical analysis was performed for questions of frequency of stomatitis, influencing factors and supportive treatments. 234 patients (93.2%) returned the questionnaire. The collective matches common BC patient populations. 16…