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Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ®)

Health Professional Version
Last Modified: 05/17/2012

Dysgeusia

In stem cell transplant patients, dysgeusia can occur secondary to either chemotherapy/chemoradiation conditioning or graft-versus-host disease. Refer to the section on Dysgeusia 1 in the section on Conditions Affected By Both Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation 2 in this summary for management recommendations.

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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/oralcomplications/HealthP
rofessional/Page17#Section_196
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/oralcomplications/HealthP
rofessional/Page17#Section_180