… with increased baseline swallowing dysfunction [36]. Patients who cannot swallow adequately
before treatment are at greater risk for chronic swallowing dysfunction after treatment [27, …

… Swallowing dysfunctions after RT alone … in producing swallowing disorders in head-and-neck
cancer patients. … to assess swallowing disorders, the incidence of these dysfunctions has …

… to predict radiation-induced dysfunction after CT-RT found that clinician-rated and patient-rated
dysphagic endpoints were influenced by different swallowing dysfunction. The authors …

… The specific aim of this study was to define the site-specific swallowing dysfunctions of head
and neck cancer patients with respect to tumor site and stage by OPM study prior to initiation …

… Of these, 12 patients with upper gum, palate, or cheek (not retromolar trigone) were … because
these patients showed no swallowing dysfunction after the surgery; 13 patients with primary …

… In conclusion, improved supportive care of head-and-neck cancer patients during treatment
facilitates the intensification of therapy, which is also associated with high rates of acute …

… 2.5% of patients. Another 2% required a feeding tube when late effects of radiotherapy …
swallowing dysfunction. Although these authors did not relate permanent swallowing dysfunction …

… patients with head and neck cancer suffer due to the long-duration and more prominent
swallowing dysfunction … , and clinical evaluations of swallowing dysfunction and their related …

… the characteristics of swallowing ability, depression, and dysphagia-specific health-related
QOL in oral cavity cancer patients post-treatment, to examine differences in swallowing ability …

… risk of swallowing dysfunction before and … swallowing dysfunction. Therefore, the aim of
this prospective study was to identify factors associated with swallowing dysfunction in patients …