Cancer Education
Many patients with head and neck cancer need tube feeding during radiotherapy treatment. This makes sure they are getting the nutrients and sustenance that they need. Watch the video below to hear about the types of feeding tubes, about the benefits of having a feeding tube, experiences of people who had had feeding tube before, and expert advice from dietitian, Kate Graham.
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Web resources
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How do I do that again? (eviQ Education): Information to help you remember how to administer feeds via a PEG, NGT, medications via a feeding tube, how to thicken fluids and laryngectomy care.
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Nutrition and Speech Pathology Patient and Carer Information & Resources (Peter Mac)