Perioperative Assessment/Prehabilitation in Larynx Cancer

Mary Caroline Murray; Anne Kane

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2022.12.003

Perioperative Assessment/Prehabilitation in Larynx Cancer

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Apr;56(2):205-214. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.12.003.

Authors

Mary Caroline Murray¹, Anne Kane²

Affiliations

¹ University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. Electronic address: mmurray@umc.edu.
² University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.

PMID: 37030935
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.12.003

Abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivorship is increasing, and with it, a shift in treatment practices has occurred. Radical surgical resections for the treatment of HNC have decreased, and organ preservation treatments have increased. Although effective in treating HNC, chemoradiation therapy toxicities can be detrimental to a patient's overall health, nutrition status, and quality of life (QOL). Considering that dysphagia is typically a driving element of dysfunction, speech-language pathologists are vital to the prehabilitation phase. Prehabilitation programs include a variety of components, with the primary goal being to improve functional and QOL outcomes posttreatment.

Keywords: Cancer prehabilitation; Deglutition; Dysphagia; Head and neck cancer; Prophylactic swallowing exercises.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Deglutition
Deglutition Disorders* / etiology
Deglutition Disorders* / therapy
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms* / surgery
Preoperative Exercise
Quality of Life