## Abstract ## Background. Oral tongue strength and swallowing ability are reduced in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for oral and oropharyngeal cancer. ## Methods. Patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancer treated with highβdose chemoradiotherapy underwent tongue strength, swallowing,
Effects of exercise on swallowing and tongue strength in patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
β Scribed by Lazarus, C.L.; Husaini, H.; Falciglia, D.; DeLacure, M.; Branski, R.C.; Kraus, D.; Lee, N.; Ho, M.; Ganz, C.; Smith, B.; Sanfilippo, N.
- Book ID
- 122104569
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0901-5027
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