Interesting article. I had basically the same treatment, but with a Stage III tumor. I'm 16 months out of treatment and so far so good.

My taste experience was much different. I lost all taste of sweet during radiation, but the salty taste stayed with me the whole time. And sour and spicy hot are still a bit strong to me. Most of my taste is back, but not in the same balance, so I really have to think about what I'm going to eat now.

It's interesting how little they know about the sense of taste. The oncologist's primary focus was to get rid of the cancer and just warned me of the permanent side effects. Maybe more research will be done in this area.