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Main description:

Dysphonia, or change in voice quality, can have a devastating effect on both the physical and emotional state of cancer patients. Meeting the vocal needs of cancer patients allows physicians to care for the entire patient and can have a dramatic impact on the overall quality of life of afflicted individuals. Non-Laryngeal Cancer and Voice explores the literature on voice problems in cancer patients, with a particular emphasis on how both the disease and treatment can affect the voice.

This text offers valuable information for a range of professionals involved in treating patients with non-laryngeal cancer, including laryngologists, speech-language pathologists, singing specialists, oncologists, and surgeons, as well as patients. By providing comprehensive information on disease- and treatment-induced dysphonia, the book can also act as a resource for voice professionals who develop common cancers and want to understand the potential voice consequences of the cancer and its treatment.

The initial three chapters of Non-Laryngeal Cancer and Voice provide basic information about the voice for non-laryngologists. Each of the remaining chapters focuses on a common type of cancer, such as lung cancer and breast cancer, and its unique effect on the voice.

Contents:

Preface

Contributors

Section I. Basic Science

Chapter 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice

Robert Thayer Sataloff and Deborah Caputo Rosen

Chapter 2. Patient History

Robert Thayer Sataloff

Chapter 3. Physical Examination

Robert Thayer Sataloff

Section II. Non- Laryngeal Cancer

Chapter 4. Lung Cancer and Voice

Abdul-Latif Hamdan, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Mary Hawkshaw, and Dahlia M. Sataloff

Chapter 5. Breast Cancer and Voice

Abdul-Latif Hamdan, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Mary Hawkshaw, and Dahlia M. Sataloff

Chapter 6. Colorectal Cancer and Voice