through a tube into ... a head and neck cancer. You might already be malnourished and have problems swallowing before you start treatment. There is no evidence that it makes cancer treatment work any ...

He underwent a radical neck dissection — a notable surgery that consists of a significant removal of muscle, tissue and lymph nodes from the collarbone to the jaw — followed by chemotherapy and ...

When someone is very ill or has had surgery that interrupts ordinary ways of eating and drinking, tube feeding is a life-saving necessity, but it’s cumbersome and uncomfortable to use.

The researchers collected data on feeding tube placement, Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer (PSS-HN) normalcy of diet scores, and M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI ...

surgical placement of a gastrostomy feeding tube can help. Both tracheotomy and laryngectomy create a stoma in the front of your neck, through which you can breathe or be ventilated. But unlike ...

Q: Does tube feeding help wound healing? A: The decision to place a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (PEG) is a difficult one. The inability to eat or drink often accompanies people ...

Food connoisseur Stanley Tucci said he had to use a feeding tube for six months while fighting his “brutal” battle against oral cancer. The “Devil Wears Prada” star said his cancer took a ...