Where is the first place I should look for treatment information?
Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment – NCI/PDQ®

What are some of the side effects of treatment for head and neck cancer?
Oral Complications Of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation - NCI
Side Effects of Radiation Therapy to the Head and Neck - NCI

I’m having trouble swallowing. Do you have any information that may help me?
Swallowing Problems after Head and Neck Cancer - American Speech Language Hearing Association
Doctor, I Have Trouble Swallowing – American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

What can I do about dry mouth and mouth pain?
Dry Mouth – National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse
Mucositis - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Eating is so difficult. Do you have any nutrition tips?
Nutrition during treatment – Oral Cancer Foundation
Nutrition – American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

I am worried about how I will look after surgery. Is there any information to help me cope?
How will I look - CancerBACUP
Let’s Face It - Lets Face It

I heard that after treatment begins, I may need a feeding tube to make sure I get enough vitamins and calories. What can you tell me about this?
Feeding tubes – The Oral Cancer Foundation

I have cancer of the larynx and am worried about communicating after surgery. If my voice box is removed, how will I speak?
Laryngeal Cancer: Benefits of Speech-Language Pathology Services - American Speech Language Hearing Association

I heard there is a treatment that may let me keep my voicebox longer. What can you tell me about this?
Chemotherapy and Radiation Together May Help Save Voicebox - NCI

My doctor tells me that I will need a tracheostomy tube. Do you have any information on this?
SITE: Tracheostomy Care – American Head and Neck Society

I know that head and neck cancers are often caused by using tobacco. I want to quit, but I don’t know where to begin.
Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop – American Academy of Family Physicians
Cessation – National Spit Tobacco Education Program
MGH Quit Smoking Service – MGH
Smokefree.gov

Do you have a list of websites, books, and other resources on head and neck cancer?
Information Finder on Head and Neck Cancers

Revised 2008

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