What is salivary gland cancer?

Salivary gland cancer is a rare disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the salivary glands which make saliva and release it into the mouth. There are 3 pairs of major salivary glands including parotid (near the ears), sublingual (below the tongue) and submandibular (below the jaw).

How do members experience salivary gland cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with salivary gland cancer*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for salivary gland cancer*

*Data from patients with salivary gland cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with salivary gland cancer*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSEBT))
Perceived effectiveness
for salivary gland cancer (1 evaluation)
Side effects
fatigue
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
salivary gland cancer (1)

*Data from patients with salivary gland cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has salivary gland cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 4
50s 5
60s 10
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 22

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What is salivary gland cancer?

Salivary gland cancer is a rare disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the salivary glands which make saliva and release it into the mouth. There are 3 pairs of major salivary glands including parotid (near the ears), sublingual (below the tongue) and submandibular (below the jaw).



Common symptoms reported by people with salivary gland cancer

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for salivary gland cancer

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSEBT))
Type
Procedures
How many have tried
8
Tried for
salivary gland cancer (1)

Data from patients with salivary gland cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with salivary gland cancer

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSEBT))
Perceived effectiveness
for salivary gland cancer (1 evaluation)
Side effects
fatigue
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
salivary gland cancer (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with salivary gland cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has salivary gland cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 23 say salivary gland cancer is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 4
50s 5
60s 10
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 22

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 4
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from salivary gland cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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