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After 7 weeks no significant differences between the selenium arm and the placebo arm for: * mean duration of oral mucositis (grade 1–4) (p=0.27) * onset of oral mucosits (p =0.31) * recovery (day after radiation completion (p=0.80) * cumulative incidence of oral mucusitis (grade 1–4) (p=0.79) Severe oral mucositis (grade 3 or 4) was seen in 25 patients in the selenium arm and in 20 patients in the placebo arm. Addition: Development of oral mucositis in patients with selenium levels >65 mcg/l significantly delayed from baseline (p=0.04, no further explanation given)  +
At the end of radiation (after 7 weeks) there was no difference in the mean serum selenium level between the selenium arm and placebo arm (p=0.24) Based on the selenium level before radiation, developing severe oral mucositis was statistically significant postponed in patients who had selenium levels ≥ 65 mcg/L (p=0.04)  +
No significant group differences for nausea: ginger vs. placebo: 60.6% vs. 72.5% (p=0.214), vomiting: ginger vs. placebo: 22.5% vs. 26.1% (p=0.813), in mean nausea scores (p=0.347) and frequency of vomiting (p=0.71)  +
Pre and post treatment assessment of the wound size, necrotic tissue and type showed no statistical significance (p>0.05). There were no significant differences between the two arms.  +
All patients in both arms had shown reduction in malodorous score over 7 days of treatment. There was no significant difference in the improvement of odour in either arms (p>0.05).  +
All patients reported an improvement in odour control after day 7 (p=0.00), impairment of daily life (p=0.00), physical discomfort (p=0.00), appetite (p=0.00) and social activities (p=0.00); but there are no significant differences between the two arms (p>0.05), except for Q5. The green tea arm rated that the odour from their wounds had significantly impacted (p=0.04) their social activities prior to treatment.  +
2 weeks after the completion of therapy, the conditions of dermatitis seemed to have similar improvement in both arms  +