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Head and neck cancer includes cancers of the mouth, nose, sinuses, salivary glands, throat, and lymph nodes in the neck. Most begin in the moist tissues that line the mouth, nose and throat. Using tobacco or alcohol increases your risk. In fact, 85 percent of head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use, including smoking and smokeless tobacco.
Dry mouth and mucositis are very common in a whole range of head and neck cancers as well as lymphoma. You might like to read on the head and neck cancer board, as this has some good comments on the subject, especially dry mouth.