Taste alteration

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Taste alteration may occur as a result of cancer treatment, infection within the mouth, or the cancer itself and refers to;

  • a decrease in the ability to taste foods (hypogeusia),
  • changes in how food tastes (dysgeusia),
  • complete loss of the ability to taste foods (ageusia)
  • presence of a metallic or medicine-like taste in the mouth.

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