Description
Nutrition and swallowing therapy strategies for patients with Hea and Neck Cancer.
Dysphagia, affects 30% of patients with HNC pretreatment.
Long – term dysphagia asffects 38% to 46% despite improvements in treatment.
Sequelae of dysphagia:
– avoidance of eating or drinking
– poor dietary intake
– aspiration leading to pneumonia, reduce psychosocial funchioning, poor social engagement poor quality of life(QOL)