Shining a Light on Mucositis

November 19, 2021/in News, Preventing Cancer Therapy Side Effects/by PBM Foundation

A new study conducted by St. Jude Nursing Research uses a painless therapy to help children avoid a common side effect of bone marrow transplantation.

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