How do you manage excessive or difficult to control secretions in patients who have received chemoradiation for head and neck cancer?
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Medical Oncology · Chief Medical Officer
Excessive secretions are a problem that many of our patients face but it is important to sort out what "excessive secretions" means. If it is excessive drooling due to dysphagia, then agents such as scopolamine or glycopyrrolate can be helpful. If the problem is excessive phlegm as a reaction to rad...