Impact of early dysphagia intervention on swallowing function and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy or image guided radiation therapy with or without surgery/chemotherapy

Impact of early dysphagia intervention on swallowing function and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy or image guided radiation therapy with or without surgery/chemotherapy

Introduction: Dysphagia is a very common problem associated with head and neck cancer patients. Inspite of best of technologies like Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) or Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), Dysphagia remains a major problem in locally advanced head and neck cancer patients....

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Main Authors: Rajender Kumar, Hitesh Gupta, Keshavanand Konwar, Ritesh Sharma, Anil Kumar Anand, Sanjay Sachdeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Oncology
Subjects:
aspiration
dysphagia
head and neck cancer
preventive exercises
quality of life
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2454-6798.165109

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