Framework for Speech –Language Pathology Services in Patients with Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers

This article provides a framework speech –language pathology services to optimize functional outcomes of patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. Key principles include (1) a proactive rehabilitation model that minimizes intervals of disuse or inactivity of speech and swallowing systems, (2) standardized evaluation paradigms that combine objective instrumental assessments with patient-reported outcome measures, and (3) systematic methods for surveillance and intensive rehabilitation for late dysphagia. (Source: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics)

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