Swallowing, speech and voice impairments in head and neck cancer patients treated at a multidisciplinary integrated patient unit.

Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) is amongst the 10 most common cancers worldwide and has a major effect on patients' quality of life. Given the complexity of this unique group of patients, a multidisciplinary team approach is preferable. Amongst the debilitating sequels of HNC and/or its treatment, swallowing, speech and voice impairments are prevalent and require the involvement of speech-language pathologists (SLPs).

Evaluating voice characteristics of first-year acting students in Israel: factor analysis.

Hypothesis: Acting students require diverse, high-quality, and high-intensity vocal performance from early stages of their training. Demanding vocal activities, before developing the appropriate vocal skills, put them in high risk for developing vocal problems.

Study Design: A retrospective analysis of voice characteristics of first-year acting students using several voice evaluation tools.