Evaluating Taste and Smell Function and Food and Taste Preferences of Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy/Chemotherapy
Evaluating Taste and Smell Function and Food and Taste Preferences of Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy/Chemotherapy
Changes to taste and smell have been reported in head and neck cancer patients who undergo
 radiation and chemotherapy. This may cause food to be unappealing and can lead to a reduced
 food intake. Thsi study will increase our understanding of taste and smell changes and how it
 relates to food and taste preferences.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  18 years or older

 -  diagnosed with head and neck cancer including the lip, oral cavity, salivary glands,
 paranasal sinuses, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx and thyroid

 -  all histologic types of cancer

 -  all tumour stages according to American Joint Committee for Cancer (AJCC) Staging

 -  all forms of RT including standard or investigational and/or concurrent standard or
 investigational chemotherapy for head and neck cancers

 -  alert and mentally competent

 -  English speaking

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  unable to swallow

 -  unwilling to participate