Recent progress in protecting salivary gland function after radiotherapy for patients with head and neck cancers

VernacularTitle:头颈部肿瘤涎腺放射性损伤的防治研究进展
Author: Jie MA ¹ ; Yang LIU ; Ningbin LUO ; Danke SU
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1. 广西医科大学附属肿瘤医院医学影像中心
Keywords: Head and neck cancers; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia; Salivary gland dysfunction; Prevention; Therapy
From: Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2017;37(11):880-884
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Radiation-induced salivary glands damage is one of the most frequent complications of head and neck cancers after radiation therapy. It leads to a series of symptoms which severely affect the quality of life, such as soreness of mouth, difficult talking, dysphagia and so on. Therefore, it is important to protect the function of salivary glands. In this review, relevant approaches to protecting the function of salivary glands after receiving the radiotherapy are discussed from several aspects,such as radioprotective drugs, radiotherapy technology molecular biology.