Event Details
Oncology Rehabilitation Head & Neck Cancers: Speech, Voice and Swallowing Impairments
- Categories: Cancer Care
About This Event
- Event Type:Lectures
- Max Capacity:45
Details:
Speech therapy is essential for head and neck cancer patients to manage, rehabilitate, and improve swallowing, speech, and voice functions impaired by surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Specialized speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide manage complications like dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) and lymphedema, and enhance quality of life. Speech therapy is critical to maintaining a patient's ability to eat, communicate, and maintain a high quality of life throughout the cancer journey.
Featuring Melinda Jones, Speech Language Pathologist
August 21, 2026
Noon-1pm
Registration
- Price: Free
