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Introduction Taste changes (dysgeusia) during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are associated with malnutrition, tube feeding and reduced toleration of treatment. Method The MD Anderson symptom inventory – head and neck (MDASI-HN) questionnaire was completed by patients in a single department receiving radical radiotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer during weeks 1 and 4 of radiotherapy. Participants who developed dysgeusia in week 4 completed supplementary questions exploring what foods they could taste and how they managed taste changes. Results At week 4, 97% of 61 participants reported taste changes, 77% reporting moderate or severe changes. 30% of participants reported taste changes during week 1. Patients with oropharyngeal, oral cavity and parotid gland tumours were most likely to develop dysgeusia. Females were more likely than males to report taste changes. A soft, semi-liquid diet was reportedly easier to tolerate as the more food was chewed the worse the taste became. Conclusions Patients having radiotherapy for all head and neck cancers should be warned of the very high risk of developing taste changes and the time scale for this. Patients with t

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Author

J. Mathlin; N. Courtier; J. Hopkinson

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)