Chemotherapy Side Effects
One of the most dramatic challenges an oral cancer survivor faces is the side effects of chemotherapy treatment. Many are familiar with the loss of hair due to chemotherapy however that is the least problem and is often recovered. Chronic dry mouth, a more serious side effect of chemotherapy, on the other hand is life long and extremely painful and debilitating. This chemotherapy side effect effects sleeping, speaking, eating, and any type of physical exercise.
Side effects of chemotherapy have often been the least concern of recovery medicine and only now is attention being paid to the chemo side effects.
Chemo side effects, particularly chronic dry mouth is the reason why the XEROS Dry Mouth Pump was developed. The XEROS (derived from xerostomia, meaning dry mouth) is the only world-wide solution for chronic dry mouth side effects of chemo.