Cher3grls wrote: I am also experiencing a constant sweet taste in my mouth. This has been going on for about four days now. It is also driving me nuts!!! I brush and floss so I know it's nothing in my teeth... Everything I eat or drink is followed by this strong sweet taste. Please HELP!!! I am also experiencing a constant sweet taste in my mouth. This has been going on for about four days now. It is also driving me nuts!!! I brush and floss so I know it's nothing in my teeth... Everything I eat or drink is followed by this strong sweet taste.
Chemotherapy treatment uses medicine to weaken and destroy cancer cells in the body, including cells at the original cancer site and any cancer cells that may have spread to another part of the body.
The goal of chemotherapy is to destroy cancer cells. Traditional chemotherapies work by killing cells that divide rapidly. But as they wipe out fast-growing cancer cells, they also can damage fast-growing healthy cells. Damage to healthy blood cells, for example, can lead to side effects such as fatigue or infection. Chemotherapy can also damage the cells that line mucous membranes throughout the body, including those inside the mouth, throat and stomach.