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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Guidelines for head and neck care during COVID-19 pandemic

Mental health issues in head and neck cancer patients caused by the COVID – 19 pandemic

Investigational Drugs and Biologics for Corona virus (COVID-19)

Publication of the 4th edition of "The Laryngectomee Guide Expanded Edition”

Coronavirus outbreak and how laryngectomee and neck breathers can prevent getting the infection:

Recreational Cannabis consumption can accelerates the growth of HPV positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Paroxismal hypertensive episodes caused by direct massage of the carotid artery by a Doppler ultrasound of the neck in a laryngectomee.

The emerging role of aspirin and metformin in the management of head and neck cancer patients.

Methods of speaking after laryngectomy

Comparing surgical and nonsurgical larynx-preserving treatments with total laryngectomy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer.

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinona ( HNSCC) is more common and advanced in those living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs improved patient survival for PIK3CA-altered head and neck cancer (HNC).

Head and Neck Cancer: Through the Eyes of a Patient

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