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Effects of cisplatin on olfactory function in cancer patients
A Yakirevitch1, Y P Talmi, Y Baram
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.
British Journal of Cancer
|April 14, 2005
Abstract:
A prospective analysis of olfaction was performed in 21 patients receiving cisplatin. A reduction in olfactory function was noted in only one patient. Hearing impairment was documented in nine patients, none of whom had impaired sense of smell. We conclude that cisplatin has no major deleterious effect on olfactory function at doses which cause hearing impairment.
