Evaluation of a speech pathology service delivery model for patients at low dysphagia risk during radiotherapy for HNC

LB Moroney, EC Ward, J Helios, J Crombie… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose There are no evidence-based guidelines informing which patients with head and
neck cancer (HNC) require regular speech pathology (SP) support during radiation …

Introduction of a speech-language pathology assistant role for swallow screening in a head and neck radiotherapy clinic

J Frowen, R Hughes, N Kiss - International Journal of Speech …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Optimal care suggests that all moderate-high risk head and neck (H&N) cancer
patients should receive speech pathology assessment, education and management when …

Evaluation of a weekly speech pathology/dietetic service model for providing supportive care intervention to head and neck cancer patients and their carers during …

LR Wall, B Cartmill, EC Ward, AJ Hill, E Isenring… - Supportive Care in …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Dysphagia is a common and debilitating side effect for head and neck cancer
(HNC) patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy ([C] RT) and is …

Radiotherapy for cutaneous head and neck cancer and parotid tumours: a prospective investigation of treatment-related acute swallowing and toxicity patterns

LB Moroney, J Helios, EC Ward, J Crombie… - Supportive Care in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Reports of acute treatment-related dysphagia and toxicities for patients with parotid
tumours or cutaneous head and neck cancer (HNC) are limited. This study aimed to …

Practices, knowledge and inter‐professional relationships between speech pathologists and radiation therapists managing patients with head and neck cancer

AR Hutchison, B Cartmill, LR Wall… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This study examined knowledge and practices of speech pathologists (SP s)
and radiation therapists (RT s) regarding plan optimisation for head and neck cancer (HNC) …

Clinical factors impacting on late dysphagia following radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer

S Deschuymer, D Nevens, F Duprez… - The British Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Patient and treatment characteristics of patients with head and neck cancer
(HNSCC) were correlated with dysphagia scored on swallowing-videofluoroscopy (VFS) …

Feasibility of assessing patient health benefits and incurred costs resulting from early dysphagia intervention during and immediately after chemoradiotherapy for …

R Martino, J Ringash, L Durkin, E Greco, SH Huang… - Current …, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

Post-Radiotherapy Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer: Current Management by Speech-Language Pathologists

R Govender, N Gilbody, G Simson, R Haag… - … Treatment Options in …, 2024 - Springer
Current Treatment Options in Oncology human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and more
favourable prognosis of HPV-related cancers. Increased prevalence of HPV-positive …

Assessment and management of dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer who receive radiotherapy in the United Kingdom–a web-based survey

JWG Roe, PN Carding, PH Rhys-Evans, KL Newbold… - Oral oncology, 2012 - Elsevier
We undertook a service evaluation to establish how oropharyngeal dysphagia is managed
in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy in the United Kingdom. A web …

Adherence to a prophylactic swallowing therapy program during (chemo) radiotherapy: impact of service-delivery model and patient factors

LR Wall, EC Ward, B Cartmill, AJ Hill, SV Porceddu - Dysphagia, 2017 - Springer
Intensive, prophylactic swallowing therapy programs have been developed to improve
dysphagia outcomes for patients with head/neck cancer (HNC) receiving (chemo) …