A national survey of healthcare professionals' views on models of follow-up, holistic needs assessment and survivorship care for patients with head and neck cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 873-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Wells ◽  
C.J. Semple ◽  
C. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Holistic Needs Assessment

The value of routine follow-up after treatment for head and neck cancer. A National Survey from DAHANCA

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Pagh ◽  
Thomas Vedtofte ◽  
Charlotte Duch Lynggaard ◽  
Niclas Rubek ◽  
Matilde Lonka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
National Survey

Measuring impact of survivorship care plans on head and neck cancer patients.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 73-73
Author(s):  
Bridgett Ann Harr ◽  
Joanna Bodmann ◽  
Shlomo A. Koyfman ◽  
Tobenna Igweonu Nwizu ◽  
Nikhil Purushottam Joshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

73 Background: At our institution, patients who have completed treatment for a locoregionally confined head and neck cancer are followed in a multidisciplinary head and neck survivorship clinic initiated by the administration of a formal, patient specific survivorship care plan (SCP). We sought to assess the impact of these SCP visits on patient understanding of their disease, its treatment, and potential late effects and follow up plans. Methods: An IRB approved survey was administered by an uninvolved third party, to an unselected sequential series of head and neck cancer survivorship patients at the time of a regularly scheduled follow up visit. The survey focused on the knowledge recalled from the SCP, and whether this changed over time. We analyzed two cohorts of patients, based on whether the SCP had been given to them within the last 18 months or not. Results: Preliminary results from the first 20 patients surveyed are presented. These patients received their SCP 3-27 months before being surveyed. Primary tumor sites included oropharynx (16) and larynx (4) and most patients had been treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (19) and concurrent cisplatin (11). Conclusions: Although patients’ recall about receiving a formal SCP appeared to diminish over time, the information provided by this SCP plan and subsequent survivorship visits was retained. Whether this reflected the SCP itself, or the reinforcement of continued close follow up survivorship visits cannot be determined, but merits further investigation. [Table: see text]

Neutrophilic Dermatosis of Hands as Oncological Finding: Importance of Follow-Up

ORL ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Jérôme R. Lechien ◽  
Daphné Delplace ◽  
Mohamad Khalife ◽  
Sven Saussez
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Paraneoplastic Syndrome ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Neutrophilic Dermatosis ◽  
Pharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck Malignancy ◽  
Neck Malignancy

Neutrophilic febrile dermatosis (NFD) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome that may be found in patients with head and neck cancer. NFD may appear before the neoplasia and may only concern the dorsal faces of the hands. This article reports the NFD findings of a patient with pharyngeal cancer, which was developed 2 years after the occurrence of NFD. The development of NFD in patient with alcohol and tobacco consumption should lead otolaryngologists and dermatologists to suspect head and neck malignancy. In cases of normal otolaryngological examination, patients have to be followed.

Laryngeal cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 175573802110105
Author(s):  
Kelvin Miu
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Laryngeal Cancer ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment

Laryngeal cancer is a common head and neck cancer and typically presents with voice hoarseness in patients older than 60 years. Early recognition of signs and symptoms of laryngeal cancer can lead to early diagnosis and treatment, therefore improving patient outcomes. This article aims to provide an overview of the anatomy of the larynx, presentation and management of laryngeal cancer, and common follow-up problems.

Larynx Preservation Using Induction Chemotherapy plus Radiation Therapy as an Alternative to Laryngectomy in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer A Long-Term Follow-up Report

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel D. Karp ◽  
Charles W. Vaughan ◽  
Ricardo Carter ◽  
Bernard Willett ◽  
Timothy Heeren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Induction Chemotherapy ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Advanced Head ◽  
Larynx Preservation ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Diagnostic Accuracy of Follow-Up FDG PET or PET/CT in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer After Definitive Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 205 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Sheikhbahaei ◽  
Mehdi Taghipour ◽  
Rubina Ahmad ◽  
Carole Fakhry ◽  
Ana P. Kiess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Pet Ct

Follow-up strategies in head and neck cancer other than upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 270 (7) ◽  
pp. 1981-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Digonnet ◽  
Marc Hamoir ◽  
Guy Andry ◽  
Vincent Vander Poorten ◽  
Missak Haigentz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Aerodigestive Tract ◽  
Upper Aerodigestive Tract

scholarly journals Hipotiroidismo Secundário à Irradiação Cervical: Avaliação Sistemática da Função Tiroideia no Seguimento

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 467
Author(s):  
Sara Monteiro Gonçalves ◽  
Brigida Da Costa Ferreira ◽  
Maria João Guardado ◽  
Rui Marques ◽  
Tânia Serra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Free Fraction ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Curative Intent

<strong>Introduction:</strong> Sometimes Thyroid dysfunction is an underestimated consequence of radiation exposure. The underlying mechanism is not clearly understood, but it is likely to be multifactorial. As so, the specific risk factors associated with the development of secondary radiotherapy hypothyroidism remain undefined. The direct irradiation of the thyroid gland may result more frequently in hypothyroidism. This is an irreversible condition, requiring lifelong treatment and monitoring.<br /><strong>Objectives:</strong> To evaluate the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients with head and neck cancer who underwent neck irradiation on an intensive or adjuvant basis and determine whether it is justifiable to integrate the monitoring of parameters for evaluation of thyroid function (TSH, free fraction T3 e free fraction T4 ) in this patient group on the Institutional follow up protocol.<br /><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> This is an observational, retrospective descriptive study, which comprises a group of 376 patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy, on adjuvant or intensive basis, between the years 2007 and 2012, at Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Coimbra, E.P.E. 145 patients met all the inclusion criteria. Standardized rating scales for the definition of hypothyroidism have been used - LENT-SOMA scales (Late Effects Normal Tissues Subjective Objective Management Analysis). Grade 1 or higher was considered as a complication hypothyroidism.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The analysis of a cohort of 145 patients was carried out. The most frequent tumor site was the larynx (26.9%). Thirty-two patients received adjuvant radiotherapy and 113 were treated with intensive schemes. The most used radiotherapy technique was intensity modulated (IMRT), performed in 86.2% patients. The overall incidence rate of hypothyroidism at 12 months was 18.6%. The diagnosis for hypothyroidism was done between 9 and 12 months after treatment radiotherapy in 51.9% of the patients with this<br />complication.<br /><strong>Discussion:</strong> An analysis of the published literature, hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid complication after irradiation and affects a large percentage of patients undergoing cervical radiotherapy with curative intent. It has been shown that the risk of hypothyroidism increases with time after exposure, but the highest incidence appears to be in the first two years after treatment. From our analysis we obtained at 12 months, a rate of incidence of hypothyroidism of 18.6% (16.55% grade 1 and grade 2, 2.1%).<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study found an incidence of hypothyroidism corresponding to the lowest values reported in other published studies. The short duration of follow-up considered in this analysis, may justify these results. With these results and their correlation with the available literature, the authors consider justified and recommend the inclusion of the systematic evaluation of thyroid function in the follow-up protocol of these patients.<br />Keywords: Head and Neck Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Hypothyroidism; Follow-up Studies.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of follow-up activities after curative treatment for head and neck cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 813-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Pagh ◽  
Cai Grau ◽  
Jens Overgaard
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Curative Treatment
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