This position document has been developed by the Dysphagia Working Group, a committee
of members from the European Society for Swallowing Disorders and the European Union …

Radiotherapy (RT) is used to treat approximately 80% of patients with cancer of the head
and neck. Despite enormous advances in RT planning and delivery, a significant number of …

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 …

Abstract The Canadian Cancer Society estimated that 220,400 new cases of cancer would
be diagnosed in 2019. Of the affected patients, more than 60% will survive for 5 years or …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this large multicentre prospective cohort
study was to identify which dose volume histogram parameters and pre-treatment factors are …

Importance Suicide rates among patients with cancer in the US are significantly higher than
those of the general population. To our knowledge, large cohort studies examining suicide …

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between the radiation therapy (RT) dose
received by the muscular components of the swallowing (sw) apparatus and–dysphagia …

Quality of life (QOL) has become an increasingly important outcome measure for patient's
undergoing treatment for a wide array of illnesses. QOL is a global construct that reflects a …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: To determine the prevalence of dysphagia in head and neck
cancer patients treated with surgery and radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy. To study the …

Background Data on the population epidemiology of dysphagia are scarce. Little is known
about the prevalence, risk factors and impact on quality of life of dysphagia in the general …