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6.6.10: 10. Principles of Selecting Treatment

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    • Should require a lot of thought
      • Need to individualise treatment
      • Cannot simply base on TNM staging
    • Need to balance cure with preservation of function
      • Swallowing
      • Voice
      • Aspiration
      • Airway
    • Consider patient’s values, beliefs, financial status, socioeconomic support
    • Consider available resources
    • Tumour factors
    • Prior therapy
      • Radiation
      • Partial laryngectomy
    • Patient factors
      • Age, fitness, pulmonary status (tolerate aspiration)
      • Cognitive status
      • Values and beliefs
      • Socioeconomic status and social support
      • Access to thyroid replacement therapy
      • Reliability for follow-up
    • Institutional support
      • Surgical expertise
      • Availability of CO2 laser transoral microsurgery
      • Radiotherapy package of care
      • Speech and swallowing support
      • Tracheo-oesophageal speaking valves/ electrolarynx

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