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Internal oedema and dysphagia characteristics in patients with head and neck cancer by Starmer, Heather M., Hutcheson, Katherine, Patterson, Joanne

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Head and neck lymphedema and quality of life: the patient perspective by Starmer, Heather M., Cherry, Mary Gemma, Patterson, Joanne, Fleming, Jason, Young, Bridget

“…Purpose Head and neck lymphedema (HNL) is common after head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aimed to explore quality of life (QoL) in patients with HNL to…”
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Adaptation and Validation of the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity for Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: DIGEST-FEES by Starmer, Heather M, Arrese, Loni, Langmore, Susan, Ma, Yifei, Murray, Joseph, Patterson, Joanne, Pisegna, Jessica, Roe, Justin, Tabor-Gray, Lauren, Hutcheson, Katherine

“…Purpose: While flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is a common clinical procedure used in the head and neck cancer (HNC) population, extant…”
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Development of a head and neck lymphoedema specific quality of life tool: The Comprehensive Assessment of Lymphoedema Impact in the Head and Neck by Starmer, Heather M., Patterson, Joanne, Young, Bridget, Fleming, Jason, Cherry, Mary Gemma

“…Purpose To develop a head and neck lymphoedema (HNL) specific quality of life (QoL) instrument to assess physical, functional, and social/emotional impacts of…”
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Effectiveness of a Home‐based Head and Neck Lymphedema Management Program: A Pilot Study by Yao, Theresa, Beadle, Beth, Holsinger, C. Floyd, Starmer, Heather M.

“…Objective This study aimed to compare outcomes in patients with head and neck lymphedema receiving either a home‐based lymphedema treatment program or a hybrid…”
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Building an integrated multidisciplinary swallowing disorder clinic: considerations, challenges, and opportunities by Starmer, Heather M., Dewan, Karuna, Kamal, Afrin, Khan, Abraham, Maclean, Julia, Randall, Derrick R.

“…Dysphagia is a complex condition with numerous causes, symptoms, and treatments. As such, patients with dysphagia commonly require a multidisciplinary approach…”
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Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST): Scale development and validation by Hutcheson, Katherine A., Barrow, Martha P., Barringer, Denise A., Knott, Jodi K., Lin, Heather Y., Weber, Randal S., Fuller, Clifton D., Lai, Stephen Y., Alvarez, Clare P., Raut, Janhavi, Lazarus, Cathy L., May, Annette, Patterson, Joanne, Roe, Justin W. G., Starmer, Heather M., Lewin, Jan S.

“…BACKGROUND The National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) is the universal framework for toxicity reporting in oncology…”
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Dysphagia in head and neck cancer: prevention and treatment by Starmer, Heather M

“…Swallowing difficulties are among the most problematic outcomes associated with head and neck cancer (HNCA) and the strategies employed to treat it. With a…”
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Patient Reported Outcomes and Objective Swallowing Assessments in a Multidisciplinary Dysphagia Clinic by Dewan, Karuna, Clarke, John O., Kamal, Afrin N., Nandwani, Monica, Starmer, Heather M.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis Dysphagia encompasses a complex compilation of symptoms which often differ from findings of objective swallowing evaluations. The purpose…”
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The relationship between depressive symptoms, quality of life, and swallowing function in head and neck cancer patients 1 year after definitive therapy by Lin, Brian M., Starmer, Heather M., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine the incidence of depression in head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients following definitive treatment and the relationship…”
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Managing head and neck cancer patients with tracheostomy or laryngectomy during the COVID‐19 pandemic by Kligerman, Maxwell P., Vukkadala, Neelaysh, Tsang, Raymond K. Y., Sunwoo, John B., Holsinger, F. Christopher, Chan, Jason Y. K., Damrose, Edward J., Kearney, Ann, Starmer, Heather M.

“…Head and neck cancer patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies, as well as their healthcare providers, face unique challenges in the context of the…”
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Anterior cervical incision‐sparing thyroidectomy: Comparing retroauricular and transoral approaches by Russell, Jonathon O., Razavi, Christopher R., Al Khadem, Mai G., Lopez, Michael, Saraf, Sejal, Prescott, Jason D., Starmer, Heather M., Richmon, Jeremy D., Tufano, Ralph P.

“…Objectives The robotic retroauricular approach and transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) have been employed to avoid anterior neck…”
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Development and reliability of the revised Patterson Edema Scale by Starmer, Heather M., Drinnan, Michael, Bhabra, Mandeep, Watson, Laura‐Jayne, Patterson, Joanne

“…Objective The Patterson Edema scale was developed in 2007 to address the lack of a reliable, sensitive scale to measure laryngeal and pharyngeal oedema in…”
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Management of dysphagia in the patient with head and neck cancer during COVID‐19 pandemic: Practical strategy by Ku, Peter K. M., Holsinger, Floyd Christopher, Chan, Jason Y. K., Yeung, Zenon W. C., Chan, Becky Y. T., Tong, Michael C. F., Starmer, Heather M.

“…The global pandemic of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) has tremendously altered routine medical service provision and imposed unprecedented…”
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The effect of pneumonia on short-term outcomes and cost of care after head and neck cancer surgery by Semenov, Yevgeniy R., Starmer, Heather M., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has threatened to discontinue reimbursements for ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) as a…”
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Head and Neck Virtual Coach: A Randomized Control Trial of Mobile Health as an Adjunct to Swallowing Therapy During Head and Neck Radiation by Starmer, Heather M., Klein, David, Montgomery, Aisha, Goldsmith, Tessa, McCarroll, Liane, Richmon, Jeremy, Christopher Holsinger, F., Beadle, Beth, Jain, Praduman

“…Dysphagia is a common consequence of head and neck radiation and may be mitigated by performance of swallowing exercises during radiation treatment. Given…”
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Cost comparison of treatment for oropharyngeal carcinoma by Tam, Kenric, Orosco, Ryan K., Dimitrios Colevas, A., Bedi, Nikita, Starmer, Heather M., Beadle, Beth M., Christopher Holsinger, F.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis Based on current guidelines, surgical and nonsurgical therapies are viable frontline treatment for patients with locoregional…”
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Swallowing Safety after Remote sub-total Esophagectomy: How Important is Tongue Pressure? by Vergara, José, Andreollo, Nelson Adami, Starmer, Heather M, Miles, Anna, Baraçal-Prado, Ana Cristina Colavite, Junqueira, Aline Aparecida, Tincani, Alfio José

“…The factors related to oropharyngeal dysphagia after remote esophagectomy (greater than five months) remain unclear. This study aimed to assess patient…”
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Feasibility of a Mobile Application to Enhance Swallowing Therapy for Patients Undergoing Radiation-Based Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer by Starmer, Heather M., Abrams, Rina, Webster, Kimberly, Kizner, Jennifer, Beadle, Beth, Holsinger, F. Christopher, Quon, Harry, Richmon, Jeremy

“…Dysphagia following treatment for head and neck cancer is one of the most significant morbidities impacting quality of life. Despite the value of prophylactic…”
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The Effect of Radiation Dose on Swallowing: Evaluation of Aspiration and Kinematics by Starmer, Heather M., Quon, Harry, Kumar, Rachit, Alcorn, Sara, Murano, Emi, Jones, Bronwyn, Humbert, Ianessa

“…Radiation oncologists have focused on the pharyngeal constrictors as the primary muscles of concern for dysphagia. However, our prior investigations have…”
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