Radiotherapy-induced taste impairment

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 541-547

  Ruo Redda, Maria Grazia ^a   Allis, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Oral side effects; Radiotherapy; Taste impairment

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; CHELATING AGENT; MEGESTROL ACETATE; ZINC SULFATE;

AGEUSIA; ANOREXIA; BITTER TASTE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSGEUSIA; EXPERIENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOGEUSIA; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SWEETNESS; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; TASTE; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 33749154253     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2006.06.003     Document Type: Review

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