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Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 11/2019

01-11-2019 | Radiotherapy | Letter to the Editor

Letter to editor: Misleading conclusions in the recently published study by Taito et al. “Voice rehabilitation for laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

Authors: Therese Karlsson, Mia Johansson, Paulin Andrell, Caterina Finizia

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 11/2019

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The authors of this letter question the conclusions drawn by Taito et al. in the above-named review. Taito et al. aim to determine whether voice rehabilitation after radiotherapy improves quality of life (QOL), voice function, and self-rated voice in patients with laryngeal cancer. Their conclusion is based on three studies [1‐3] and stated that “voice rehabilitation did not significantly improve any QOL scores or self-rated voice function” [4], which is misleading and in fact incorrect as explained below. …
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Angadi V, Dressler E, Stemple J (2017) A multidimensional study of vocal function following radiation therapy for laryngeal cancers. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 126:483–492CrossRefPubMed
2.
Karlsson T, Johansson M, Andrell P, Finizia C (2015) Effects of voice rehabilitation on health-related quality of life, communication and voice in laryngeal cancer patients treated with radiotherapy: a randomised controlled trial. Acta Oncol 54:1017–1024CrossRefPubMed
3.
La Mantia I, Cupid F, Andaloro C (2018) Vocal function exercise and vocal hygiene combined treatment approach as a method of improving voice quality in irradiated patients for laryngeal cancers. Acta Med Mediterr 34:525–529
4.
Taito M, Taito S, Banno M, Fujiwara T, Okamura H, Tsujimoto H et al (2019) Voice rehabilitation for laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 276:1573–1583CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Letter to editor: Misleading conclusions in the recently published study by Taito et al. “Voice rehabilitation for laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
Authors
Therese Karlsson
Mia Johansson
Paulin Andrell
Caterina Finizia
Publication date
01-11-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 11/2019
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05586-3

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