Clinical Care and Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Doyle, Philip C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Speech pathology.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Speech Pathology.; Head and Neck Surgery.; Surgical Oncology.

This expansive text provides a comprehensive grounding in the contemporary rehabilitation, management, and clinical care of patients following treatment of head and neck cancer (HNCa). It provides the diagnostic and clinical information necessary to successfully manage patients with HNCa, and aids c...

Table of Contents:

• Section I: Head and Neck Cancer and Its Treatment
• General Principles of Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
• Surgical Reconstruction for Cancer of the Oral Cavity
• Complications Following Total Laryngectomy
• Human Papilloma Virus: Related Head and Neck Cancer
• Distress as a Consequence of Head and Neck Cancer
• Optimizing Clinical Management of Head and Neck Cancer
• Section II: Treatment Related Changes: Breathing, Voice, Speech, and Swallowing
• Postlaryngecdtomy Respiratory System and Speech Breathing
• Clinical Intervention for Airway Improvement: Establishing a New Nose
• Elements of Clinical Training with the Electrolarynx
• Teaching Esophageal Speech: A Process of Collaborative Instruction
• Voice Restoration with the Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis: The Current State of the Art
• Clinical Problem-Soliving in Tracheoesophageal Puncture Voice Restoration
• Alaryngeal Speech Aerodynamics: Lower and Upper Airway Considerations
• Intelligibility in Postlaryngectomy Speech
• Communication Support Before, During, and After Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
• Speech Deficits Associated with Oral and Oropharyngeal Carcinomas
• Documenting Voice and Speech Outcomes in Alaryngeal Speakers
• Swallowing Disorders and Rehabilitation in Patients with Laryngeal Cancer
• Dysphagia Management of Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
• Section III: Special Factors in Head and Neck Cancer
• Acute and Long-Term Effects of Chemoradiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer
• Oral Considerations for the Head and Neck Cancer Patient
• Lymphedema in Head and Neck Cancer
• Shoulder Dysfunction and Disability Secondary to Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
• Factors Influencing Adherence to Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
• The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Head and Neck Oncology
• The Acquisition of Practice Knowledge in Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation
• Well-being and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer
• The Impact of Postlaryngectomy Audiovisual Changes on Verbal Communication
• Communicative Participation after Head and Neck Cancer.