Throat Cancer Radiation Treatment Side Effects

Mouth and throat problems may include.

Throat cancer radiation treatment side effects.

However when radiation therapy is indicated as a treatment option patients may experience some acute side effects including fatigue sunburn and blistering of the skin as well as a severe sore mouth and throat. Complications may be acute short term or chronic long lasting. Skin problems in the area being treated ranging from redness to blistering and peeling dry mouth worsening of hoarseness trouble swallowing loss of taste possible breathing trouble from swelling tiredness hearing problems. Complications caused by either chemotherapy or radiation therapy oral complications may be caused by the treatment itself directly or by side effects of the treatment indirectly.

Side effects of radiation therapy in throat cancer patients many throat cancer patients who receive radiation to the neck and throat area continue to have painful sores and ulcerations in the mouth and throat that can make it very difficult to eat and drink. Changes in taste dysgeusia or smell dry mouth xerostomia infections and mouth sores pain or swelling in your mouth oral mucositis sensitivity to hot or cold foods swallowing problems dysphagia tooth decay cavities. Other side effects of radiation therapy may include. Changes in your skin that look like a sunburn hoarseness changes in taste dryness of mouth weakening of the teeth pain sores or redness in the mouth.