My Voice: Laryngectomy and Head and Neck Cancer Information

Created by Itzhak Brook MD a physician and a laryngectomee. It contains information about head and neck cancer, life after laryngectomy, and manuscripts and videos about Dr. Brook's personal experiences as a patient with throat cancer. It has information about side effects of radiation and chemotherapy; methods of speaking; airway, mucus, stoma, voice prosthesis; eating and swallowing; medical, dental and psychological issues; respiration; anesthesia; travelling; and COVID-19.

About Itzhak Brook MD

Dr. Itzhak Brook: Dr. Itzhak Brook is a physician who specializes in pediatrics and infectious diseases. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Washington D.C. and his areas of expertise are anaerobic and head and neck infections including sinusitis. He has done extensive research on respiratory tract infections and infections following exposure to ionizing radiation. Dr. Brook served in the US Navy for 27 years. He is the author of 9 medical textbooks, 3 autobiographical books, 155 medical book chapters and many scientific publications. He is an editor of four and associate editor of four medical journals. He is a board member of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Dr. Brook is the recipient of the 2012 J. Conley Medical Ethics Lectureship Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Brook was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006.

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My Voice: Laryngectomy and Head and Neck Cancer Information

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The psychosocial impact of a total laryngectomy on the patient and their partners

The Laryngectomee Guide is available

Initial surgical therapy for advanced-stage laryngeal cancer may increase survival.

Better survival even after disease progression in HPV-positive head and neck cancer

HPV-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx linked to later onset distant metastasis

The Laryngectomee Guide is published

Dustin Hoffman treated for throat cancer

No increased risk of infection for sex partners of individuals with HPV-related oral cancers

Importance of patient reporting new symptoms in the early detection of head and neck cancer recurrence

Can smoking marijuana offer protection from head and neck cancer?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) and oropharyngeal cancer. An update on prevention from the CDC.

Psychological disorders ( including depression and PTSD) and social withdrawal in laryngectomees

Lectures by Dr. Brook

Long-term use of Heat-Moisture Exchangers (HMEs) among laryngectomees: medical, social and psychological patterns