Distinct Dysphagia Profiles in Patients With Oral Cancer After Surgery

• DOI: 10.1188/23.onf.201-214
• Publication Date: 2023-04-17T13:01:05Z
• Authors: Asha Mathew; Mark B. Lockwood; Alana Steffen; Amit Jiwan Tirkey; Simon Pavamani; Crystal L. Patil; Ardith Z. Doorenbos
• Keywords: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Extensive evidence exists that patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), including oral cancer, experience multiple local, systemic, psychological symptoms across the trajectory (Murphy et al., 2019; Muthu 2018; Speksnijder 2021; Townes 2020). Some of these can continue even after surgical resection a tumor (Crowder 2018) occur together as symptom clusters (SCs). SCs have been found to synergistic effects on patient outcomes (Oh 2019), signifying need for advanced SC research in cancer.