Speech and swallowing rehabilitation of the patient with head and neck cancer

J Lewin, MS Teng, T Kotz - Up To Date. Waltham, MA: Wolters Kluwer, 2012 - uptodate.com
Patients with head and neck cancer face multiple, often severe psychological and functional
problems associated with the diagnosis and treatment of their disease. Rehabilitation and …

Physical and Occupational Therapy

J Gomez, D Wilson, P Black, L Friedman… - Complex Head and Neck …, 2023 - Springer
Microvascular free tissue reconstruction has become a crucial aspect of surgical care for
patients with advanced head and neck cancer. Preserving the viability of the reconstruction …

Cancer rehabilitation: optimizing function for cancer survivors

C Kline-Quiroz, R Sharma… - Essentials of Cancer …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Functional impairments are common in cancer survivors often accompanied by severe
negative implications for quality of life. These impairments are not only extremely varied, but …

A patient with idiopathic angioedema presenting with superior vena cava syndrome and lymphedema

JJ Eastman, AS Kim - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2017 - annallergy.org
A 40-year-old woman with a history of 2 episodes of corticosteroid-responsive angioedema
without urticaria presented to the allergy clinic for evaluation of recurrent angioedema after a …

Swallowing exercises in head and neck cancer

HM Starmer - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2017 - ASHA
Radiation therapy is a principal treatment strategy for head and neck cancer (HNCA) and is
associated with acute, chronic, and late-onset dysphagia. With the rising incidence of …

Head and neck

RY Wang, EL Son, CD Fuller, ND Gross - Oncologic Emergency Medicine …, 2021 - Springer
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is the most common malignancy
of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT). The UADT is a complex area where functions of …

Using the Glasgow Benefit Inventory questionnaire to quantify the health benefits of lymphoedema treatment in patients with head and neck cancer

E Halliday, J Gittins, SF Ahsan - Applied Cancer Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Lymphoedema is a common side effect after treatment for head and neck
cancer. Our treatment protocol involves staging the degree of lymphoedema and then …

Supportive Care for Patients with Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumors

JP Anderson, H McMillan, S Su… - Sinonasal and Skull Base …, 2022 - Springer
Skull base and sinonasal neoplasms threaten basic functions, appearance, and quality of
life. These tumors arise in close proximity to vital structures including the brainstem, cerebral …

Inpatient Decongestive Therapy for Lymphedema in Acute Postsurgical Head and Neck Cancer Patients

JC Lemoine, V Vaitaitis, T Jarreau… - International Archives …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction Head and neck lymphedema is an omnipresent morbidity related to head and
neck cancer therapies. Studies on therapy for these patients in the acute postsurgical …

Swallowing disorders and rehabilitation in patients with laryngeal cancer

HM Starmer - Clinical care and rehabilitation in head and neck …, 2019 - Springer
Laryngeal cancer and the treatments employed to eradicate it may lead to functional
repercussions such as dysphagia. Surgical resection of laryngeal cancer may lead to …