THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING

A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure entailing the removal of the entire larynx following adiagnosis of an advanced stage or recurrence of cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx (Casper &Colton, 1998:1; Silver & Ferlito, 1996:179; Stell, 1991:212). Severe smoking and alcohol use,especially in...

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Main Authors: Henriëtte Steyn, Sulina Green
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Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2010-03-01
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Online Access:https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/185
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description A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure entailing the removal of the entire larynx following adiagnosis of an advanced stage or recurrence of cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx (Casper &Colton, 1998:1; Silver & Ferlito, 1996:179; Stell, 1991:212). Severe smoking and alcohol use,especially in combination, can be seen as major risk factors for cancer of the head and neckarea, including larynx cancer (Byrne, Walsh, Farrelly & O’Driscoll, 1993:174; Depondt &Gehanno, 1995:33; Doyle, 1994:17; Stam, Koopmans & Mathieson, 1991:44; Terrell, Ronis,Fowler, Bradford, Chepeha, Prince, Teknos, Wolf & Duffy, 2004:402). People at greatest riskof contracting larynx cancer appear to be male smokers between the ages of 45 and 75 years(Ross, 2000:13). The disease usually occurs in late middle age (retirement) and can therefore beseen as a disease of the elderly (Belch & Beamish, 1992:61; Deshmane, Parikh, Pinni, Parikh &Rao, 1995:121; Frith, Buffalo & Montague, 1985:476; Renner, 1995:216; Ross, 2000:14). Thispattern is undergoing change, however, as an increasing number of women and youngerpersons are presently being diagnosed with cancer of the larynx (Belch & Beamish, 1992:61;Eadie & Doyle, 2005:122; Renner, 1995:216; Ross, 2000:13; Smithwick, Davis, Dancer, Hicks& Montague, 2002:206), mainly as a result of increased tobacco consumption or changes insmoking and drinking behaviour (Dhooper, 1985:217; Doyle, 1994:16; Smithwick et al.,2002:206)
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spelling doaj.art-ae017d226a184ba994eb0e03db2034ae2022-12-22T04:35:22ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982010-03-0146111910.15270/46-1-185THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTINGHenriëtte Steyn0Sulina Green1Department of Social Work, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South AfricaDepartment of Social Work, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South AfricaA laryngectomy is a surgical procedure entailing the removal of the entire larynx following adiagnosis of an advanced stage or recurrence of cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx (Casper &Colton, 1998:1; Silver & Ferlito, 1996:179; Stell, 1991:212). Severe smoking and alcohol use,especially in combination, can be seen as major risk factors for cancer of the head and neckarea, including larynx cancer (Byrne, Walsh, Farrelly & O’Driscoll, 1993:174; Depondt &Gehanno, 1995:33; Doyle, 1994:17; Stam, Koopmans & Mathieson, 1991:44; Terrell, Ronis,Fowler, Bradford, Chepeha, Prince, Teknos, Wolf & Duffy, 2004:402). People at greatest riskof contracting larynx cancer appear to be male smokers between the ages of 45 and 75 years(Ross, 2000:13). The disease usually occurs in late middle age (retirement) and can therefore beseen as a disease of the elderly (Belch & Beamish, 1992:61; Deshmane, Parikh, Pinni, Parikh &Rao, 1995:121; Frith, Buffalo & Montague, 1985:476; Renner, 1995:216; Ross, 2000:14). Thispattern is undergoing change, however, as an increasing number of women and youngerpersons are presently being diagnosed with cancer of the larynx (Belch & Beamish, 1992:61;Eadie & Doyle, 2005:122; Renner, 1995:216; Ross, 2000:13; Smithwick, Davis, Dancer, Hicks& Montague, 2002:206), mainly as a result of increased tobacco consumption or changes insmoking and drinking behaviour (Dhooper, 1985:217; Doyle, 1994:16; Smithwick et al.,2002:206)https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/185laryngectomy patient’s viewsocial work support services
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THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
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laryngectomy patient’s view
social work support services
title THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
title_full THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
title_fullStr THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
title_full_unstemmed THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
title_short THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
title_sort laryngectomy patient s view of social work support services in a hospital setting
topic laryngectomy patient’s view
social work support services
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