I am on a work party reviewing a fact sheet that the Cancer Council of Australia ( I live in Australia) is putting together on 'Understanding Taste and Smell Changes' One fact that I am not sure is quite right is the statement in the fact sheet that patients who have only chemotherapy normally get their taste back within 2 months. I am not sure that this is the reality. Can anyone who has had CHEMO ONLY let me know what their experience of getting their taste back was. I know if you have chemo and radiotherapy that makes the taste return longer but this is chemo only. I want to make sure that the fact sheet is realistic with their info.
Thank you
Lyn
Morning Lyn. Strange question to deal with when applied to our cancers. Most are SCC and SCC doesn’t respond very well to chemotherapy alone which is only ever used with RT anyway.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Ah
The fact sheet is not only for head and neck cancers but all cancers.
Then it depends on the chemo. There are lots of protocols. I know Cisplatin causes a metallic taste while in treatment but it goes away afterwards.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Sorry i cannot offer any advice Lyn but i wish you luck with the project, take care.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
