How do you manage dysgeusia from head and neck radiation?

Topics: Head and Neck Cancers • Radiation Oncology

Does anything work?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Though I don't know of any radiation or chemoradiation-specific data, there was a recent publication on taste disturbance in general (PMID29260510). Though rather unenthusiastic, this work affirms what has long been my practice, based on older works, namely to offer an empiric trial of modest dose z...

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Radiation Oncologist at Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Have seen data in the past linking zinc supplement...

Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Medicine Associates
As a resident, I informally tracked response in a ...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

No magic. I tell them to avoid food they perceive to be tasty. Blander foods minimize the disappointment that arises from the disconnect.

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Radiation Oncologist at UW Carbone Cancer Center
To that point, I received helpful advice from a pa...

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