Radiation therapy life saver?

Radiation therapy is thought to be a life saver and can be for many tumor conditions. Radiation to the head and neck can change the life quality so much that patients who undergo that therapy begin to have second thoughts months after the therapy is completed.

Even with prior dental exams, Brian Britz our guest today, sadly finds himself looking at the spector or losing all of his teeth. He's been dilegent about home care his entire life of 56 years, he's had dentists compliment him on his beautiful teeth. Now, they're melted and beyond repair. One by one he's having his teeth removed every ten days until they're completely gone. Sounds barbaric right?

We'll explore questions about the oral systemic link and how it relates to head and neck cancer survivors. Should all teeth be removed before head and neck radiation treatment? Who should pay for the treatments? If you don't use your mouth to eat what level of care do you need for your mouth. Brian bravely talks about his scary prospects for maintaining a quality of life living with dental pain and eventually no teeth at all.

Host: Shirley Gutkowski
Producer: Shirley Gutkowski

Affiliate Links -

www.xybody.com use the code M01107