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This research study is designed to better understand how radiation therapy for head and neck cancer affects patients' ability to taste and smell, and how it changes salivary glands. Researchers will carefully track these changes in 150 patients before, during, and after radiation treatment to learn how to better protect future patients from these side effects.
Taste changes are one of the most common and troubling side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, yet it is not well understood compared to other radiation side effects. By studying this problem in detail, researchers hope to develop ways to prevent or reduce taste loss in future patients.
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You will visit the study team at specific times before you start radiation, during your radiation treatment, and at multiple points after treatment ends (up to 2 years). At each visit, you'll complete questionnaires about your taste and quality of life, and the researchers will perform simple taste tests using taste strips. The study involves no new medications or procedures — it is purely observational to track what naturally happens to your taste and saliva during and after your cancer treatment.
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