Radiation-induced xerostomia in cancer p
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Samuel Dreizen; Lee R. Brown; Sandra Handler; Barnet M. Levy
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Article
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1976
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Saliva and serum electrolyte concentrations were monitored in 30 patients given a course of xerostomia-producing cancer radiotherapy. The mean flow r a t e of stimulated whole saliva decreased 83.3% during a 6-week treatment period. The striking reduction in saliva o u t p u t was accompanied by sig