My MO, as great as he is, wanted me to take colloidial silver for the mouth sores, I dould have ended up with grey tinged skin forever and the treatment value was dubious at best. It was a quack remedy from the 1800's (there is a section dedicated to that on quackwatch as well).
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html

For some unknown reason, some peoples salivary glands make some recovery. Most persons who had IMRT will get much of their salivary function back in about 2 years, as I did. I have even regained some salivary function in the right parotid gland which was supposed to have been obliterated by the radiation.

Unfortunately, many quack remedies are promoted by MD's. For a detailed article on the efficacy of acupuncture see:

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/acu.html

Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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