The most common side effects of throat cancer treatment include.
Throat cancer radiation treatment side effects.
Cancer treatment can cause mouth and throat problems.
Other side effects of radiation therapy may include.
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.
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.
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.
Complications may be acute short term or chronic long lasting.
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.
This can also lead to weight loss.