Increasing information has shown that COVID-19 infection is not just a respiratory illness. Many patients with the novel coronavirus also have digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms that may cause further complications in patients with cancer.
Some types of cancer treatments can irritate and damage the cells in the mouth, causing a condition known as mucositis. When mucositis occurs, inflammation and ulcers can develop in the mouth, throat, and along the entire gastrointestinal (or GI) tract, including the stomach and the small and large intestines.
