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

  • Clinical Trials.gov

Communication

• National Health Service UK

  • Care and Communication Passports

Diet and Nutrition

• Cancer Council Australia:

  • Understanding Taste and Smell Changes                       

• Griffith University

  • ​Beyond the Blender: Dysphagia made easy 

• Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Victoria

  • Nutrition and Speech Pathology Videos

• Queensland Health

  • Cancer and Diet Theories

  • Eating After Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck Area 

  • Preparing to Eat Well During Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck Area

Exercise

• Cancer Council Australia

  • Exercise for People Living with Cancer

  • Lifestyle Program (ENRICH)

• Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

  • ​Exercise in Cancer Care

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

• HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer Booklet

• Australian Government, Department of Health

  • HPV vaccination

Laryngectomy Videos

Acknowledgement: Videos produced by the Learning Central Team at Royal Adelaide Hospital. 

• ​​For Consumers
  

  Laryngectomy FAQ 
  https://vimeo.com/485282207/8b7884ef60

  Daily Routine & Humidification
  https://vimeo.com/485263613/0958316c9d 

  Adhesive 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

  • National Tracheostomy Safety Project

Patient and Carer Resources

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  • Our Mob and Cancer

• LGBTQI+ People and Cancer and Cancer: A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends, Cancer Council NSW

  • LGBTQI+ People and Cancer
    
    

• Head and Neck Cancer Support Australia and The Swallows UK

  • Head and Neck Cancer Patient Book
    
    

• Hunter New England Health Service NSW - Head and Neck Cancer Video Series

  • Diagnosis

    • Health Pathway Explained

    • Asking the Right Questions

    • Carrying the Burden

    • Diagnosis

    • Head and Neck Cancer Advice and Stories

  • Carers

    • An Introduction for Carers

  • Emotional wellbeing

    • Finding a Support Group

    • Intimacy

    • Living the New Normal

    • Mental Health at Home

  • Surgery

    • An Introduction

    • Preparing for Surgery

    • Quitting Smoking and Drinking

    • The Day of Surgery

    • Impact of Surgery

    • Procedure for Family

    • Ear Surgery

    • Eye Surgery

    • Mouth Surgery

    • Nose Surgery

    • Throat Surgery

  • Post surgery

    • An Introduction

    • Waking in Intensive Care

    • Communicating After Surgery

    • Day 3 Blues

    • Recovery in Hospital

    • Managing Pain

    • Practicalities

    • For Family and Carers

    • Managing at Home

Physiotherapy and Lymphoedema

Return to activity following a neck dissection - Hunter Cancer Research Alliance

Radiation Therapy

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists - Targeting Cancer

  • Learn more about Radiation Therapy

  • How the Radiation Immobilisation Mask is Made (Video)

  • Radiation Challenges and What Helped (Video)

  • Radiation Therapy Treatment Process (Video)

  • Side Effects of Radiation Therapy (Video)

•  Liverpool Hospital NSW: Radiotherapy Immobilisation Mask Brochure

  • English

  • Arabic

  • Chinese

  • Serbian

  • Vietnamese

Understanding Cancer

• Victorian Integrated Cancer Services

  • My Cancer Diagnosis Explained Tool (PDF)

• 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

Understanding Head and Neck Cancer

• American Society Clinical Oncology

  • Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Guide

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Guide

  • Nasal cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Guide

  • Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Guide

  • Thyroid Cancer Guide

• Cancer Council Australia

  • Understanding Head and Neck Cancers

  • Skin Cancer

  • What to Expect Guide

  • What is Cancer?

  • Coping with a Diagnosis of Cancer

  • Support for Adolescents and Young Adults

  • Smoking and Tobacco

• Cancer Research, UK

  • About Nasopharyngeal Cancer

  • Thyroid Cancer

  • Mouth and Oropharyngeal Cancer

• Macmillan Cancer Support, UK

  • Mouth Cancer

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer

  • The Rich Picture on people living with Head and Neck Cancer

•  National Cancer Institute, USA

  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer

  • Laryngeal Cancer

  • Lip and Mouth Cancer

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer

  • Salivary Gland Cancer

  • Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer

  • Thyroid Cancer 

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

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