ReviewDysphagia2010
Dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy.
Review in Dysphagia, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02900911 (Effects of Prophylactic Swallowing Exercises on Dysphagia and Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Effects of Prophylactic Swallowing Exercises on Dysphagia and Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
50 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predictors of Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation or Chemoradiotherapy: A Systematic Review.Head & neck · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of thickened liquids for eliminating aspiration in head and neck cancer: a systematic review.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2015Pooled it
- Physiological changes to the swallowing mechanism following (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: a systematic review.Dysphagia · 2013Pooled it
- Systematic review of dose--volume correlates for structures related to late swallowing disturbances after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.Dysphagia · 2013Pooled it
- Progressive resistance training in cachectic head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2018Trial
- Clinical factors impacting on late dysphagia following radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.The British journal of radiology · 2018Trial
- Does the total dysphagia risk score correlate with swallowing function examined by videofluoroscopy?The British journal of radiology · 2018Trial
- Adherence to a Prophylactic Swallowing Therapy Program During (Chemo) Radiotherapy: Impact of Service-Delivery Model and Patient Factors.Dysphagia · 2017Trial
- Clinical observation and quality of life in terms of nasal sinusitis after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: long-term results from different nasal irrigation techniques.The British journal of radiology · 2014Trial
- The Role of Dysphagia on Head and Neck Cancer Patients' Quality of Life, Functional Disabilities and Psychological Distress: Outcomes of Cancer Rehabilitation from an Observational Single-Center Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Observational
- Associations between cancer-related coping and depressive symptoms in oral cancer patients.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of nutrition impact symptoms on oral nutritional supplements energy intake and use days in patients with head and neck cancer: A cross-sectional study.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
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- Sequential administration of PD‑1 inhibitor and cetuximab causes pneumonia.Oncology letters · 2023Article
- Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation Potentially Decreases Body Weight Loss and Improves Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.Dysphagia · 2023Observational
- The course of swallowing problems in the first 2 years after diagnosis of head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
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- The Dosimetric Outcome of a Rotational Planning Target Volume in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancers.Dysphagia · 2022Article
- Changes in tongue pressure and dysphagia at oral cancer patients by palatal augmentation prosthesis.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Asymptomatic swallowing disorders may be present in individuals with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer treated with chemo-radiotherapy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Dysphagia is a very common complaint of head and neck cancer patients and can exist before, during, and after chemoradiotherapy. It leads to nutritional deficiency, weight loss, and prolonged unnatural feeding and also has a major potential risk for aspiration. This has a significant negative impact on the patient's entire quality of life. Because treatment of dysphagia in this setting is rarely effective, prevention is paramount. Several strategies have been developed to reduce dysphagia. These include swallowing exercises, treatment modification techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy, selective delineation of elective nodes, reducing xerostomia by parotid-sparing radiotherapy, and adding of radioprotectors. However, more research is needed to further decrease the incidence of dysphagia and improve quality of life.
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