Overview

A team of expert authors from the medical and allied health communities describe recent advances in the management of head and neck cancer through a greater understanding of cancer cell growth and mechanisms, as well as the expansion of rehabilitation strategies across the allied health profession. In addition to introducing new information, the book covers both the theoretical and clinical knowledge from an international perspective to support basic training of therapists in practice as well as graduate students, all illuminated with case examples - from swallowing disorders, through non-surgical voice restoration, to rehabilitation following total laryngeal surgery - on an accompanying DVD. As the first book in recent years to cover both current theory and clinical practice, this will prove an essential textbook and practical clinical reference for the H&N cancer rehabilitation team.

Reviews

• Doody Enterprises, Inc.:
  "* * * Three stars from Doody's Review Service!"

• Ruth Best, Jodie Bumster, and Eryl Evans; Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, (2008):
  "This book and accompanying CD will be useful for speech and language therapists of all levels of experience working in head and neck cancer. The number and scope of topics included make it an invaluable clinical and educational resource for any specialist centre."

• #, Doody's, (2013):
  ""Named to Doody's Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2013 list""

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Oncology
Secondary Subject: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery / General
Audience Level: Professional

• Cancer of the Head and Neck
  Nicholas A. Saunders, William B. Coman and Alexander D. Guminski
• Evaluating the Impact of Cancer of the Head and Neck
  Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw, Rico N. P. M. Rinkel and C. René Leemans
• Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
  Lyndell E. Kelly
• Oral, Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Cancer: Intervention Approaches
  Ludwig E. Smeele
• Speech and Swallowing Following Oral, Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Cancers
  Cathy L. Lazarus, Elizabeth C. Ward and Edwin M. Yiu
• Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer: Intervention Approaches
  Alfons J. M. Balm
• Speech and Swallowing Following Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  Kylie Perkins, Kelli L. Hancock, and Elizabeth C. Ward
• Non-surgical Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy
  Jeffery P. Searl and I. Susan Reeves
• Prosthetic Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy
  Corina J. van As-Brooks and Dennis Fuller
• Swallowing Rehabilitation Following Total Laryngectomy
  Elizabeth C. Ward, Sophie M. Kerle, Kylie Perkins and Kelli L. Hancock
• Stoma Care and Appliances
  Elizabeth C. Ward, Lynn M. Acton and Ann-Louise Morton
• Pulmonary Function and Rehabilitation
  Annemieke H. Ackerstaff, J. Karel Zuur and Frans J. M. Hilgers
• Rehabilitation of Olfaction and Taste Following Total Laryngectomy
  Corina J. van As-Brooks, Caterina A. Finizia and Elizabeth C. Ward
• Patient Support and Multidisciplinary Management
  Nadine R. Manison and Elizabeth C. Ward
• Management of Head and Neck Cancer: An International Perspective
  Elizabeth C. Ward, Robyn A. Burnett, Ann-Louise Morton, Julie A. G. Stierwalt, Kimberly R. Wilson, Edwin M. Yiu and Corina J. van As-Brooks

About The Authors

Elizabeth Ward, PhD

Elizabeth C. Ward, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland, Australia

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Corina van As Brooks, PhD

Corina J. van As-Brooks is a researcher and supervisor at the Netherlands Cancer Institute.

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