The past decade has seen the continued advancement of head and neck cancer care. This
third edition of Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Outcomes, continues …

Introduction Radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy can result in severe swallowing disorders
with potential risk for aspiration and can negatively impact the patient's quality of life (QOL) …

Dysphagia is one of the most common symptoms affecting patients with head and neck
cancer. It can lead to several complications and affect patients' quality of life. The advanced …

Regardless of anatomical site, a diagnosis of cancer has immediate and long-term
implications for both the person with the disease and members of his or her family. As is the …

Voice refers to the sound produced at the level of the vocal folds. Respiration, phonation,
and resonation are three components of voice production. The respiratory system powers …

Swallowing impairment (dysphagia) represents the highest functional morbidity in
oropharyngeal (OP) head and neck (HNC) treated either with surgical approaches followed …

Background: Treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer includes surgery, and/or
chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy. Each of these treatments results in major changes to …

Background: Resource limitations affect the intensity of speech–language pathology (SLP)
dysphagia interventions for patients with head-and-neck cancer (HNC). The objective of the …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how a new self-report outcome
measure of communicative participation, the Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB) …

There is limited literature on the nature and extent of voice and swallowing impairment in
patients with lung cancer. Well designed studies with robust and sensitive multidimensional …