Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8755154 | Auris Nasus Larynx | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Chemotherapy with cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil and docetaxel significantly affected sense of smell to a small extent. This effect was more pronounced in elderly patients and smokers. This fact must be taken into account as a possible additional negative effect in usually prevailing malnutrition in these patients. Furthermore, no cumulative effect of the administered therapeutic agents on olfaction could be proven during this study and recovery occurred within a 3-week period.
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Authors
Boris R. Haxel, Stephanie Berg, Patrick Boessert, Wolf J. Mann, Kai Fruth,