# OnCo record idea-pu-photobiomodulation-every-head-neck-centre (idea). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
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<https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-pu-photobiomodulation-every-head-neck-centre/>
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  onco:kind "idea" ;
  schema:identifier "idea-pu-photobiomodulation-every-head-neck-centre" ;
  schema:name "Photobiomodulation to prevent oral mucositis available in every head and neck radiotherapy centre"@en ;
  schema:description "Radiotherapy to the head and neck usually makes the mouth and throat raw and painful. Shining low-level laser light inside the mouth during treatment reduces this, and the international supportive care guideline has recommended it since 2020, with its highest level of evidence for people also having chemotherapy. In a survey of 25 Italian radiotherapy centres, one used it."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-pu-photobiomodulation-every-head-neck-centre/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:citation <https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33100>, <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08185-5> ;
  onco:tag "protocol-upgrade", "upgrade:proven-unevenly-used", "evidence:strong" ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-moon-mucositis-taste-programme/> ;
  onco:cancers <https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/oral-cavity-cancer/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/oropharyngeal-cancer/> ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/>, <https://onco.cc/fronts/radiation/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/photobiomodulation-mucositis/> ;
  onco:institutions <https://onco.cc/institutions/mascc/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/mucositis/> ;
  onco:bottlenecks <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-toxicity-qol/>, <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-knowledge-diffusion/> .