 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | To go back to the original question - yes, mouthwashes and medications containing alcohol, such as Nyquil, should be avoided. If fact I have read guidelines, from Hopkins I believe, even suggesting that drinking beverages too hot or too cold can also have a mutagenic effect. Anything that can irritate the squamous cells in the throat is suspect.
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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