Long-term survivors of head and neck cancer continue to have both objective and subjective deficits in speech parameters five years after treatment. Objective deficits are associated with subjective concerns about speech, eating, and recreation. Understanding how communication deficits affect quality of life in long-term head and neck cancer survivors may allow more effective therapies to modulate these concerns in the recovery period.
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