Stage: Seven of the 17 participants who were treated
for stage III head and neck cancers were categorized as
having ageusia, which is the worst form of taste dysfunction
and is demonstrated by a participant's inability
to recognize one or more whole taste modalities at
any concentration. Only 9 of 76 participants treated for
all other stages had that severe taste dysfunction {y} =
8.4; p = 0.009).