Mitigating Radiation Induced Xerostomia with Nigella Sativa Oil

Xerostomia, dry mouth, is one of the most common complications during and after radiotherapy for head and neck cancers due to terminal damage to the salivary glands. Xerostomia often contributes to both minor and serious health problems, which severely decrease quality of life for patients. Current methods of management and preventative measures of xerostomia have shown little success and effectiveness. Like all tissues, salivary glands are maintained by a small group of cells, stem/progenitor cells, with the capacity to repopulate and differentiate into the needed cell types upon tissue injury.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Toxicity, Quality of Life, Survivorship, Costs of Care Source Type: research