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Clinical Swallow Evaluation in Head and Neck Cancer

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Dysphagia Management in Head and Neck Cancers

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Evaluating the swallowing function of the patient with head and neck cancer (HNC) is an important part of the management process and should be completed on all patients. The ability to swallow is an integral part of our existence and impacts the quality of life as well as nutrition and hydration. Proper nutrition is critical for wound healing and to provide the body with energy as the patient goes through the treatment process.

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  1. Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Brenda Capobres Villegas

  2. USC Voice Center, USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Brenda Capobres Villegas

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

    Krishnakumar Thankappan

  2. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

    Subramania Iyer

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

    Jayakumar R Menon

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Villegas, B.C. (2018). Clinical Swallow Evaluation in Head and Neck Cancer. 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_4

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