salivary glands
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These patients often undergo radiotherapy near the mouth, which can damage salivary glands and reduce saliva production.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Gypsy Rose was so convincing at playing up her infirmities that doctors subjected her to numerous unnecessary surgeries, including having her salivary glands removed and installing a feeding port in her stomach.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024
Among the unnecessary procedures Gypsy Blanchard underwent was the removal of her salivary glands.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
He was diagnosed in 2017 with cancer of the salivary glands, near the mouth.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022
To this day, neutron therapy as pioneered by the cyclotroneers in 1938 remains an important part of the arsenal against certain cancers, including those of the prostate and salivary glands.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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