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The Salivary Glands Experiment opus 870

3 July 2026 1654 Hours Cancer, Anatomy, Biology, Food, History, Medical, Science
I have lived a long and precarious life.
In Africa, I was pursued twice by elephants!
I was treated for tuberculosis in Turkey.
And finally, I had both squamous and basal cancer cells,
Culminating with a long treatment for leukemia.
I had a serious case of squamous cell carcinoma 
On the left side of my neck.
As a result I had all left-sided glands removed, 
Including the salivary glands.
This was done to prevent cancer from affecting any glands.
Weeks of radiation topped this off.
What was interesting about all this was a certain phenomenon.
If I sucked two candies or two Tums,
Pressed against the roof  of my mouth by my tongue,
The sweet on the right would dissolve much faster
Than the one on the left with no salivary glands!
I found this fascinating and have repeated it several times.
It empirically proves to me that salivary glands truly function!