… Evaluation of dysphagia by the speech pathologist can be achieved with instrumental and
… may return patients to safe oral intake, improve nutritional status, and enhance quality of life. …

… Fifty-one percent of patients reported a decrease in their quality of life due to dysphagia.
CONCLUSIONS: We found a high prevalence of dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients …

… dysphagia and oral complications across all cancer patients. In our broad sample of 239
cancer patients, we identified an unexpectedly high prevalence of patient-reported dysphagia, …

… patients with OP cancer and NP cancer is presented. Dysphagia Grade 3 is defined as severe
dysphagia … Sixty-seven OP cancer patients and 28 NP cancer patients are included in this …

… Unfortunately, dysphagia remains a significant toxicity of current organ preservation … suggest
an excess burden of dysphagia in HNC patients treated with chemoradiotherapy compared …

… significant correlations between dysphagia and the … dysphagia by sparing the parts of the
swallowing system which did not overlap with the targets in patients with oropharyngeal cancer…

… of dysphagia in patients with advanced oropharyngeal cancer; identify current gaps in our
knowledge; and establish the foundation for appropriate, evidence-based interventions to …

… (including HNC patients) and an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) related cancer, …
We recommend timely implementation of OD screening in HNC patients while emphasizing …

… From October 2003 to February 2008, 125 consecutive patients with stages III to IV
oropharyngeal cancer were treated at our institution. Twenty-one of these patients (17%) were …

… for postoperative dysphagia in patients who received reconstructive surgery for oral cancer.
… This study also investigated the risk factors for postoperative dysphagia in patients who …