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Perioperative Assessment/Prehabilitation in Larynx Cancer
Mary Caroline Murray1, Anne Kane1
1University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|April 8, 2023
Summary
Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivorship is rising, leading to more organ preservation treatments. Speech-language pathologists play a key role in prehabilitation to improve patient quality of life (QOL) and function after chemoradiation therapy.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Background:
- Increasing head and neck cancer (HNC) survivorship necessitates evolving treatment paradigms.
- Shift from radical surgery towards organ preservation strategies in HNC management.
- Chemoradiation therapy, while effective, presents significant toxicities impacting patient health and quality of life (QOL).
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the critical role of speech-language pathologists in HNC prehabilitation.
- To emphasize the importance of prehabilitation in mitigating treatment toxicities.
- To underscore the goal of improving functional and QOL outcomes post-treatment.
Main Methods:
- Focus on the prehabilitation phase for head and neck cancer patients.
- Inclusion of various components within prehabilitation programs.
- Emphasis on the role of speech-language pathology in addressing dysphagia.
Main Results:
- Prehabilitation programs aim to enhance patient outcomes.
- Early intervention by speech-language pathologists can address key dysfunctions.
- Improved functional status and QOL are primary objectives.
Conclusions:
- Speech-language pathologists are integral to head and neck cancer prehabilitation.
- Prehabilitation is crucial for managing chemoradiation therapy side effects.
- Optimizing patient QOL and function is the central aim of these interventions.
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