From: Improvement of a delayed swallowing reflex following treatment for advanced head and neck cancer
Number of patients | 53 |
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Age (y) (median) | 18–82 (65) |
Sex (male/female) | 37 / 16 |
Primary site | |
Oral | 28 |
Pharynx | 25 |
Oropharynx | 17 |
Hypopharynx | 8 |
Clinical stage | |
III | 9 |
IV | 44 |
Treatment | |
Surgery | 23 |
Chemoradiation | 22 |
Surgery + Chemoradiation | 6 |
Radiation | 2 |