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This Web site is designed to help patients understand why they may be treated with Ethyol and what to expect during treatment with Ethyol. However, this guide cannot give patients all the details about Ethyol or how this product fits into your individual treatment. Patients should always ask their physician for information about any drugs they are receiving.

Ethyol is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the following uses:

Radiation

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To help reduce the severity of xerostomia caused by radiation therapy, after surgery for the treatment of head and neck cancer, where a substantial portion of the salivary glands (located below and in front of the ear) are in the radiation field.

Chemotherapy

To help reduce the kidney damage that can occur from repeated doses of cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug, in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.