ABSTRACT

Introduction 166

Mortality 166

Survival analysis 166

Comorbidity 167

Patient priorities for treatment outcomes 168

Impact of head and neck cancer on outcome 168

Voice and speech 169

Assessing outcome of voice 169

Perceptual assessment: clinician rated 171

Speech 172

Dysphagia 172

Key evidence 177

Key learning points 177

References 177

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