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#36717 07-30-2003 04:23 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 9 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 9 | Hi everybody Is anybody getting Amifostine during radiation treatment without prior surgery? Any other alternatives for salivary glands protection? Thanks, Les  | | | 
#36718 07-31-2003 02:26 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered
| Les,
I myself didn't have any aids for my salivary glands, but I know it has been discussed on these boards. And there is information on the main site, too.
Try a search "Amifostine, salagen" Hopefully you'll find some good information.
Take care,
Dinah | | |
#36719 07-31-2003 06:14 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,140 Likes: 1 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,140 Likes: 1 | Les, a friend entering week three of rad w/o prior surgery is tolerating the Amifostine well. The only alternative I know of is IMRT, which targets specific places and can be programmed to miss the parotid glands, or at least some of them. As Dinah suggests, do a search of the main site for lots more information, and a search of this forum for prior discussions.
Joanna | | |
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