Larynx and hypopharynx cancer Educated choices in treatment and rehabilitation

Thesis (complete)

Front matter

Chapter 1: General introduction

Chapter 2: Trends in treatment, incidence and survival of hypopharynx cancer: A 20-year population based study in the Netherlands

Chapter 3: Development and external validation of a risk-prediction model to predict 5-year overall survival in advanced larynx cancer

Chapter 4: Optimizing survival predictions of hypopharynx cancer: Development of a clinical prediction model

Chapter 5: Laryngo-esophageal dysfunction free survival and propensity score matched analysis comparing organ preservation and total laryngectomy in hypopharynx cancer

Chapter 6: Post-laryngectomy prosthetic voice rehabilitation outcomes in a consecutive cohort of 232 patients over a 13-year period

Chapter 7: Solving periprosthetic leakage with a novel prosthetic device

Chapter 8: Dilation after laryngectomy: Incidence, risk factors and complications

Chapter 9: Improving decision making in larynx cancer by developing a decision aid: A mixed methods approach

Chapter 10: General discussion and future perspectives

Summary; Nederlandse samenvatting

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