Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 7 Chapter 2 Mastication in health-related quality of life in patients treated for oral cancer: a systematic review 21 Chapter 3 Reliability of the Mixing Ability Test testing masticatory performance in patients with head and neck cancer and healthy controls 43 Chapter 4 Reliability of the 100 mL Water Swallow Test in patients with head and neck cancer and healthy subjects 57 Chapter 5 Mastication, swallowing and salivary flow in patients with head and neck cancer; objective tests versus patientreported outcomes 75 Chapter 6 Factors associated with masticatory function as measured with the Mixing Ability Test in patients with head and neck cancer before and after treatment: a prospective cohort study 105 Chapter 7 Factors associated with swallowing dysfunction in patients with head and neck cancer 121 Chapter 8 The course of swallowing problems in the first two years after diagnosis of head and neck cancer 139 Chapter 9 Summary and Discussion 161 Nederlandse samenvatting 172 List of Acronyms 178 List of Publications 179 Acknowledgements 181 Curriculum vitae 185
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