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By Mayo Clinic Staff

You may find that cancer or cancer treatment has changed your sense of taste or smell. Foods may seem to lack flavor or taste too sweet, too salty, or bitter or metallic. Often these changes are temporary and may improve with time. Sometimes the changes last a long time.

There are things you can try to help make food taste and smell better. This article contains suggestions for selecting and preparing foods. Use these tips to experiment with different flavor combinations to find what appeals to you.