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July 11, 2011Otolaryngology192 citations

Dysphagia after Nonsurgical Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

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JWJ. A. WilsonPCPaul CardingJPJoanne Patterson

Key Points

  • To assess changes in swallowing function and identify predictive risk factors for long-term dysphagia in patients undergoing nonsurgical treatment for head and neck cancer.
  • Assessed swallowing function before treatment and longitudinally posttreatment, including evaluations from 3 to 12 months after chemoradiation.
  • Analyzed the predictive relationship between long-term dysphagia and clinical variables, including treatment intensity, patient age, and baseline swallowing scores.
  • Swallowing function deteriorated significantly following cancer therapy (P < .001).
  • Higher treatment intensity, younger age, and poorer pretreatment swallowing scores predicted long-term dysphagia.
  • Patients demonstrated minimal improvement in swallowing ability between 3 and 12 months following chemoradiation.

Abstract

Swallowing is a top priority before and after treatment for the vast majority of patients with head and neck cancer. Swallowing deteriorates significantly posttreatment (P < .001). Treatment intensity, younger age, and lower pretreatment scores predict long-term dysphagia. After chemoradiation, there is little improvement from 3 to 12 months.

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Wilson et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d974fea1d151c65f6841fchttps://doi.org/10.1177/0194599811414506
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