 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Your dad should call his doctor about this, but if he's taking Salagen he might want to ask about using Evoxac instead. Our ENT has switched all her patients to this newer drug (and she takes it herself due to her own radiation for HNC 18 years ago) -- she said it causes fewer of the negative side effects of Salagen and she thinks it is better for saliva as well.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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