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Psychosocial and Quality of Life Issues in Dysphagia

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Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients usually present with a wide range of symptoms which include those related to disease as such, toxicities of treatment or its long-term sequelae. Though some problems are common to all cancers, there are a number of issues which are unique to head and neck cancer patients which merit special consideration [1]. Dysphagia is the most common chronic side effect of chemoradiotherapy treatment for HNC [2]. This chapter aims to deal with the psychosocial and quality of life issues associated with dysphagia and the management strategies.

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  3. Department of Laryngology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram and Dysphagia Unit, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

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Daniel, S. (2018). Psychosocial and Quality of Life Issues in Dysphagia. In: Thankappan, K., Iyer, S., Menon, J. (eds) Dysphagia Management in Head and Neck Cancers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8282-5_18

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