The prevalence of patient-reported dysphagia and oral complications in cancer patients

Relationship between the Functional Oral Intake Scale and Self-efficacy Scale among Patients with Cancer: A Cross-sectional study

“…No signi cant differences were found in other variables. radiotherapy) and prevalence of patient-reported dysphagia (54%) [7]. However, most patients in the present sample had solid cancer and the most common treatment type was surgery, which may lead to a low prevalence of dysphagia as compared to that observed in the previous study.…”

“…Further, signi cantly more patients with head and neck cancer and signi cantly fewer patients with breast cancer reported dysphagia; however, there were no differences between other tumor types [7]. Additionally, dysphagia was associated with other symptoms, including taste changes, xerostomia, voice changes, smell changes, thick mucus, di culty with teeth/dentures, mouth/throat pain, and trismus [7].…”

“…It could signi cantly impact their physical and psychological wellbeing, and its management could become complex and multifactorial [3]. Numerous studies have reported dysphagia and appetite loss in patients with cancer (stomach, colorectal, lung, breast, and head/neck) [4][5][6][7][8]. Moreover, Frowen et al [7] found that the following proportion of patients with 14 types of cancers reported dysphagic symptoms: any dysphagia (54%), dysphagia for liquids (20%), and dysphagia for solids (46%).…”

“…Numerous studies have reported dysphagia and appetite loss in patients with cancer (stomach, colorectal, lung, breast, and head/neck) [4][5][6][7][8]. Moreover, Frowen et al [7] found that the following proportion of patients with 14 types of cancers reported dysphagic symptoms: any dysphagia (54%), dysphagia for liquids (20%), and dysphagia for solids (46%). Further, signi cantly more patients with head and neck cancer and signi cantly fewer patients with breast cancer reported dysphagia; however, there were no differences between other tumor types [7].…”

“…Moreover, Frowen et al [7] found that the following proportion of patients with 14 types of cancers reported dysphagic symptoms: any dysphagia (54%), dysphagia for liquids (20%), and dysphagia for solids (46%). Further, signi cantly more patients with head and neck cancer and signi cantly fewer patients with breast cancer reported dysphagia; however, there were no differences between other tumor types [7]. Additionally, dysphagia was associated with other symptoms, including taste changes, xerostomia, voice changes, smell changes, thick mucus, di culty with teeth/dentures, mouth/throat pain, and trismus [7].…”