Low-level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 2: proposed applications and …

JAEM Zecha, JE Raber-Durlacher, RG Nair… - Supportive Care in …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose There is a large body of evidence supporting the efficacy of low-level laser therapy
(LLLT), more recently termed photobiomodulation (PBM) for the management of oral …

Causes of dysphagia among different age groups: a systematic review of the literature

DF Roden, KW Altman - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2013 - oto.theclinics.com
Methods A literature review of the PubMed database from July 2002 to July 2012 was
performed to identify all articles published on the prevalence of dysphagia. Terms for …

Use of larynx-preservation strategies in the treatment of laryngeal cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update

AA Forastiere, N Ismaila, JS Lewin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To update the guideline recommendations on the use of larynx-preservation
strategies in the treatment of laryngeal cancer. Methods An Expert Panel updated the …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy of head and neck cancer aiming to reduce dysphagia: early dose–effect relationships for the swallowing structures

FY Feng, HM Kim, TH Lyden, MJ Haxer, M Feng… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To present initial results of a clinical trial of intensity-modulated radiotherapy
(IMRT) aiming to spare the swallowing structures whose dysfunction after chemoradiation is …

Intensity-modulated chemoradiotherapy aiming to reduce dysphagia in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: clinical and functional results

FY Feng, HM Kim, TH Lyden, MJ Haxer… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To assess clinical and functional results of chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal
cancer (OPC), utilizing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to spare the important …

Dysphagia disorders in patients with cancer of the oropharynx are significantly affected by the radiation therapy dose to the superior and middle constrictor muscle: a …

PC Levendag, DN Teguh, P Voet, H van der Est… - Radiotherapy and …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between the radiation therapy (RT) dose
received by the muscular components of the swallowing (sw) apparatus and–dysphagia …

A randomized preventive rehabilitation trial in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy: feasibility, compliance, and short-term effects

L Van der Molen, MA van Rossum, LM Burkhead… - Dysphagia, 2011 - Springer
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of (preventive) rehabilitation on swallowing
and mouth opening after concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Forty-nine patients with …

Factors associated with long-term dysphagia after definitive radiotherapy for locally advanced head-and-neck cancer

JJ Caudell, PE Schaner, RF Meredith, JL Locher… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The use of altered fractionation radiotherapy (RT) regimens, as well as
concomitant chemotherapy and RT, to intensify therapy for locally advanced head-and-neck …

Aspiration pneumonia after concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer

B Xu, IJ Boero, L Hwang, QT Le, V Moiseenko… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Aspiration pneumonia represents an under‐reported complication of
chemoradiotherapy in patient with head and neck cancer. The objective of the current study …

Long-term health-related quality of life in survivors of head and neck cancer

GF Funk, LH Karnell… - Archives of Otolaryngology …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reported by 5-year head and
neck cancer survivors and factors that predicted these long-term scores. Design Prospective …