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Table 2 Tumor site, gender, age and treatment for the 29 patients

From: Stimulated saliva composition in patients with cancer of the head and neck region

Tumor site

Number (men/women)

Mean age

Chemo-therapy

Surgery therapy

Brachy

Tonsil

18 (10 M/8 W)

58

15

0

7

Tonguebase

5 (4 M/1 W)

62

4

0

4

Oropharyngeal

2 (2 M)

64

2

0

0

Nasopharyngeal

1 (1 M)

43

2

0

0

Tongue

1 (1 M)

74

0

1

1

Tumor colli

2 (2 M)

57

0

2

0

  1. All patients were treated with curative external radiotherapy