The nature and severity of voice disorders in lung cancer patients
Lee, Clare F. Carding, Paul Nicholas Fletcher, Mike
Lee, Clare F.
Carding, Paul Nicholas
Fletcher, Mike
Abstract
This study examines the nature and severity of voice disorders in a set of lung cancer patients. Patients’ concern for their voice, relative to other lung cancer symptoms, will also be examined. Voice assessment included both the patients’ view (Voice Handicap Index) and expert clinicians’ perceptual rating of voice quality (GRBAS). Additionally, visual analogue scales measured how much patients were concerned by their symptoms relative to other symptoms. The Medical Research Council dyspnoea and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status scales were completed. The majority of lung cancer patients (90%) were perceptually dysphonic. However, a smaller proportion of patients (27.5%), were concerned by their voices and perceived significant handicap from it. These patients report comparable levels of voice handicap to other dysphonic patient groups in the literature.
Keywords
dysphonia, lung cancer, voice, voice handicap
Date
2008
Type
Journal article
Journal
Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology
Book
Volume
33
Issue
2
Page Range
93-103
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences