Purpose The impact of patient, surgical, and rehabilitation factors on speech and swallowing
in the acute phase for patients following tongue and/or floor of mouth cancer surgery has not …

Objective To define the site-specific swallowing dysfunctions of patients with head and neck
cancer with respect to tumor site and stage by videofluoroscopic oropharyngeal motility …

Objective Impaired swallowing is a primary medical concern in head and neck cancer (HNC)
patients. Swallowing therapy and supportive care to relieve swallowing problems among …

Purpose Dysphagia (swallowing dysfunction) is a debilitating, depressing, and potentially
life-threatening complication in cancer patients that is likely underreported. The present …

Dysphagia is a common challenge faced by patients with head and neck cancer.
Management of these patients is quite distinct from many other dysphagia etiologies due to …

Background The purpose of this study was to present our evaluation of a new speech
pathology telepractice service supporting the swallowing and communication management …

Oromotor and clinical swallow assessments are routinely performed by speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) who see head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. However, the tools used …

Dysphagia sometimes occurs in patients with head and neck cancer, particularly in those
undergoing surgery and radiotherapy for lingual, pharyngeal, and laryngeal cancer. It also …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess the relative importance on patients'
lives of multiple outcomes resulting from the management of head and neck cancer (HNC) …

BACKGROUND The delivery of head and neck (H&N) cancer care continually is expanding.
The rapid growth of complex multimodal treatment options and the emergence of new areas …