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Hidden Struggle: 7 Updates in Head and Neck Cancer

Hidden Struggle: 7 Updates in Head and Neck Cancer

by | Jun 24, 2026 | #DysphagiaAwareness, Advocacy, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, Caregiver Resources, Dysphagia Awareness Month, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, dysphagia treatment, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Head and Neck Cancer, IDDSI, Innovation in Dysphagia, quality of life measures for swallowing, Radiation Risks, Radiation-associated dysphagia, Resources, Tube Feeding, Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS/MBSS)

Hidden Struggle: 7 Updates in Dysphagia from Head and Neck Cancer By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction to Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer   June is Dysphagia Awareness Month, and we continue to uncover challenges that people... Read More

Low Radiation Risks from Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (Adults)

by | Aug 7, 2019 | About swallowing specialists, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, dysphagia treatment, Radiation Risks, Videofluoroscopic SwallowStudy.com (VFSS/MBSS)

What are the True Radiation Risks from Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies? By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com in collaboration with Dr. Heather Shaw Bonilha, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Introduction to Radiation Risks from Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies:... Read More