Anticancer research
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Anticancer research · Mar 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized study to assess the effectiveness of orally administered pilocarpine during and after radiotherapy of head and neck cancer.
This prospective randomized study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of oral pilocarpine chloratum (Salagen) during and after radiotherapy. ⋯ The results suggest that stimulated salivary glands suffer less decrease in saliva production during radiotherapy. The stimulated saliva flow reduced the side-effects of irradiation.