Before starting chemotherapy:

<b>See your dentist.</b> Chemotherapy drugs secreted into saliva have longterm effects on tooth enamel. Your dentist will tell you what you can do to protect your teeth and may have other suggestions as well.

<b>Read about what to do during chemotherapy. The following 3 publications are on CancerNet, are free, are comprehensive. Print them out and read them thoroughly.</b>

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<b>NIH Publication #99-1136. Revised June 1999</b> 

<b>Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ)</b>
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<b>For more information</b>, call the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER The call is free and a trained information specialist is available to answer your questions. The National Cancer Institute has booklets and other materials for patients, health professionals, and the public. 