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Functional and Survivorship Considerations after Treatment of Primary and Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
Grainne Brady1, Sarah Stephen2, Heather Starmer3
1Department of Speech, Voice and Swallowing, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW36JJ, UK.
Abstract:
The number of head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors is increasing and with this comes an increasing cohort of patients with ongoing, complex and potentially unmet survivorship needs. Quality-of-life (QoL) in HNC survivorship is increasingly understood to be a very important consideration in the care of patients treated for HNC before, during and in the longer term after treatment. This article highlights the importance of engaging a multidisciplinary team (MDT) for survivorship needs. It is critical for the entire MDT to understand the primary drivers of QoL in survivorship to develop and apply appropriate interventions.
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