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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first prospective study to show that chemoradiation therapy for nonlaryngeal head and neck cancer has a significant effect on the patients' self-reported voice quality, even in the long term.

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The majority of TORS patients resume oral intake by 6 weeks. This study shows that impaired swallowing prior to surgery correlates with post-operative duration of tube feeding and strengthens the evidence for the utility of these measures in this clinical setting.

The publication of the NHS Cancer Plan by the Department of Health in September 2000 led to an increase in the number of urgent referral clinics as the guidelines stipulated that cancer patients should not wait more than two months from referral to initiation of treatment. 1 following the implementation of these guidelines for head and neck cancer (HNC) referrals in December 2000, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) released an update as part of Clinical Guidance 27 in 2005 2 outlining eight key symptoms that should prompt urgent referral to secondary care.