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#41205 07-16-2007 04:18 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | The rule of thumb is that what saliva you have at 24 months is about as good as it is going to get. Radiated salivary glands do not regenerate, but if some of the cells are not completly destroyed they come back partially. But by 2 years after radiation what you have is usually what you have.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. | | |
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