Research status of radiotherapy-induced taste disorders in head and neck malignant tumors
Li Zhilin1, Zhang Ye2
1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital Taiyuan, Taiyuan 030013,China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
Abstract：As one of the five senses of human beings, taste is inseparable from our lives. It is vulnerable to radiotherapy-induced injury for head and neck malignant tumors, which in turn affects the patients′ quality of life and clinical prognosis. In this article, the epidemiological characteristics, pathogenesis, influencing factors, evaluation and prevention and treatment of radiotherapy-related taste disorders were reviewed, aiming to explore the research progress on the radiotherapy-induced taste disorders and provide novel ideas to improve the quality of life in the whole process of radiotherapy for patients with head and neck malignant tumors.
Li Zhilin,Zhang Ye. Research status of radiotherapy-induced taste disorders in head and neck malignant tumors[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2021, 30(1): 95-97.
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