Swallowing disorders during and after radiochemotherapy for head and neck cancer: a review

Swallowing disorders during and after radiochemotherapy for head and neck cancer: a review. Radiochemotherapy is gaining popularity as organ preservation treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer. This article reviews the literature currently available about the side-effects of this treatment regime, and more specifically about swallowing physiology and feeding.

Publication year:2008

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Authors from:Higher Education