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New Head and Neck Cancer Research Reported from Copenhagen University Hospital

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 23rd, 2011

2011 AUG 23 -- New investigation results, "Does hyperbaric oxygen treatment have the potential to increase salivary flow rate and reduce xerostomia in previously irradiated head and neck cancer patients' A pilot study," are detailed in a study published in Oral Oncology. According to the authors of a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, "Irradiated head and neck cancer survivors treated in the Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, spontaneously reported improvement of radiation-induced dry mouth feeling. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate salivary flow rate and xerostomia before and after HBO in irradiated head and neck cancer...

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