External Links
This page includes links to external resources about Head and Neck Cancer.
For a complete list of resources developed by Head and Neck Cancer Australia click here. To see the list of all expert contributors involved in developing and reviewing Head and Neck Cancer Australia's resources please click here.
Clinical Trials
- US National Library of Medicine
Communication
- National Health Service UK
Diet and Nutrition
- Cancer Council Australia:
- Griffith University
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Victoria
- Queensland Health
Exercise
- Cancer Council Australia
- Clinical Oncology Society of Australia
Health and Wellbeing
Changes to Appearance
- Cancer Patients Foundation
- Look Good Feel Better, Australia
- About Face, Canada
- Changing Faces, United Kingdom
- International Anaplastology Association, USA
Human Papilloma Virus
Laryngectomy Videos
Acknowledgement: Videos produced by the Learning Central Team at Royal Adelaide Hospital.
- For Consumers
Laryngectomy FAQ
https://vimeo.com/485282207/8b7884ef60Daily Routine & Humidification
https://vimeo.com/485263613/0958316c9dAdhesive Baseplates & Hands Free Speech https://vimeo.com/548232402/a9e3ab9eca
- For Healthcare Professionals
Clinical Management of a Voice Prosthesis https://vimeo.com/485262002/d61efedc16
Acknowledgement: Videos produced by the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Laryngectomy Videos (view here)
Watch these videos to learn more about what is involved in preparing for laryngectomy surgery and how to live well afterwards.
- Before surgery
- In hospital
- Returning home
- Learning to speak again
- Swallowing
- Being a neck breather
- Getting back into life
- Rosie's laryngectomy story
Laryngectomy and Tracheostomy
- National Health Service UK
Patient and Carer Resources
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Head and Neck Cancer Support Australia and The Swallows UK
- Hunter New England Health Service NSW - Head and Neck Cancer Video Series
- Diagnosis
- Carers
- Emotional wellbeing
- Surgery
- Post surgery
Physiotherapy and Lymphoedema
Return to activity following a neck dissection - Hunter Cancer Research Alliance
Radiation Therapy
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists - Targeting Cancer
- Liverpool Hospital NSW: Radiotherapy Immobilisation Mask Brochure
Understanding Cancer
- Victorian Integrated Cancer Services
- Cancer Institute of NSW
- Cancer Patient Information Sheets. Translated into over 10 languages
- Understanding chemotherapy
- Common questions about chemotherapy
- Diarrhoea during cancer treatment
- Chemotherapy safety at home
- Infection during cancer treatment
- Nausea and vomiting during cancer treatment
- Skin changes and skin care during radiotherapy
- Mouth problems during cancer treatment
- Cancer Patient Information Sheets. Translated into over 10 languages
Understanding Head and Neck Cancer
- American Society Clinical Oncology
- Cancer Council Australia
- Cancer Research, UK
- Macmillan Cancer Support, UK
- National Cancer Institute, USA
Head and Neck Cancer video series: Interviews by Julie McCrossin, former ABC broadcaster and Head and Neck Cancer patient
- 2020 Head and Neck Cancer Australian Video Series
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
- Dental Care
- Managing Distress and Recovery
- Managing Mask Anxiety and The Remove the Mask Research
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Patients, Family & Community
2021 Head and Neck Cancer Australian Video Series - Improving Dental Care for HNC patients
- Improve access to Dental and Mental Health Services
- Dental Challenges for Rural Patients
- Dentists as part of HNC team in long term
- Pre-treatment dental assessment
- Radiation treatment impact on skin, mouth, dental
- Radiation treatment - dry mouth, dental decay
- Radiation treatment - rare side effects
- Cleaning and caring for teeth and mouth
- Dentists are essential teams members for HNC
- Opportunities for dentists to develop best practice
- See a dentist early before treatment
- Australia's approach to funding dental for HNC
- Ongoing dental and oral health for HNC
2022 Head and Neck Cancer Australian Video Series - Immunotherapy Update
- LINAC Radiation Therapy
- LINAC Bunker & Benefits
- Facial Reconstruction
- Remove the Mask