The Role of the SLP and Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Treating Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Learn more about the important role a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) plays in the evaluation and treatment of head and neck cancer survivors, including multimodal approaches to acute and chronic issues.

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0:00 – Head and neck cancer treatment and the lymphatics
16:49 – Lymphedema signs and symptoms
29:16 – Identifying internal lymphedema
36:00 – How internal lymphedema leads function issues in the HN patient
43:55 – Methods for treating lymphedema: Who takes ownership of lymphedema?
56:55 – Case studies: treating lymphedema and NCCN Guidelines