Speech and swallowing functions in 3 to 5 years post-treatment nasopharyngeal cancer survivors

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Project Title
Speech and swallowing functions in 3 to 5 years post-treatment nasopharyngeal cancer survivors
Principal Investigator
Dr Chan, Karen Man Kei   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Tsang Raymond King Yin   (Co-Investigator)
Dr Lee Victor Ho Fun   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Yiu Edwin Man Lai   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Wong May Chun Mei   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Ward Elizabeth   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2016-01-01
Amount
800008
Conference Title
Speech and swallowing functions in 3 to 5 years post-treatment nasopharyngeal cancer survivors
Presentation Title
Keywords
Naspharyngeal cancer, Radiotherapy, Speech, Swallowing
Discipline
Cancer
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
17606015
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2015
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 To investigate the speech (including articulation and voice functions) and swallowing functions in 3-5 years post-IMRT nasopharyngeal cancer survivors. 2 To study the relationship between the radiation dose received by speech and swallowing related structures and speech and swallowing functions in 3-5years post-IMRT nasopharyngeal cancer survivors.