What Is Xerostomia?
8. Cancer Therapy
Cancer is still among the biggest killers in the world, but we are developing ever more sophisticated and effective ways of dealing with it. While we may not always be able to cure it outright, we can often still treat it. This helps to make the patient a lot more comfortable, and to extend their lives.
Treatments for cancer, like radiotherapy and chemotherapy, can be quite effective. The downside, however, is that they also have some rather unwelcome side effects. One symptom of this is a dry mouth and, in cases of radiotherapy, it may also be permanent in some cases.
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