Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: May 2012 Posts: 162 Likes: 1 | During our visit this past Monday, we just asked both the med onc and rad onc at U of C about this treatment for dry mouth. Their experience is that about half of their patients have found some relief, so it's far from guaranteed. If they do get relief, it usually happens quickly (after 1 tx). The med onc has a list of providers his patients have had good experiences with, my husband plans on trying one.
wife/caregiver to Vince, dx 4/12 Stage IV BOT HPV+ SCC, poorly diff.; T4N2cMo; U of C; Clinical trial, Everolimus; 6 wks ind. chemo (Cetuximab, Cisplatin & Taxol), 50 x IMRT, 75 gy chemorad w/5FU, Hydrea & Taxol; 5 years out, thankfully still NED
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