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Title: Clinical Management of Salivary Gland Hypofunction and Xerostomia in Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients: Successes and Barriers

Journal Article · · International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Grongingen (Netherlands)
  2. Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD (United States)
  3. Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (United States)
  4. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)
  5. Department of Oral Medicine, Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Denmark)
  6. PC Fox Consulting, Spello (Italy)
  7. Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
  8. Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen (Netherlands)

The most significant long-term complication of radiotherapy in the head-and-neck region is hyposalivation and its related complaints, particularily xerostomia. This review addresses the pathophysiology underlying irradiation damage to salivary gland tissue, the consequences of radiation injury, and issues contributing to the clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia. These include ways to (1) prevent or minimize radiation injury of salivary gland tissue, (2) manage radiation-induced hyposalivation and xerostomia, and (3) restore the function of salivary gland tissue damaged by radiotherapy.

OSTI ID:
21438031
Journal Information:
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 78, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.06.052; PII: S0360-3016(10)00907-7; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0360-3016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English