Taste dysfunction following radiotherapy to the head and neck: A systematic review

BackgroundAn intact sense of taste provides pleasure, supports sustenance and alerts the body to toxins. Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients who receive radiotherapy (RT) are high-risk for developing radiation-induced taste dysfunction. Advances in RT offer opportunities for taste-preserving strategies by reducing dose to the gustatory organs-at-risk.MethodsPubMed, Medline and EMBASE were searched for publications reporting on taste, RT and HNC....