Nelie, my sense of smell is never affected and I have never been told by my doctors that in my type of cancer, treatment would affect sense of smell. As for taste buds, I have never lost all of them but after treatment,they are never 100% back to normal in my case, unlike some of the posters who are so lucky to have all the tastes back. I still miss my sweet taste and very often I just imagine how sweet the food tastes. And the smell of the food helps me imagine too.It is good for me since I am diabetic and should not too much sweet food.

Karen.