Introduction Laryngeal cancer is the most frequent cancer in the head and neck area.
Approximately one third of patients are treated by total laryngectomy (TL). The rate of the
patient's adaptation to new conditions is crucial to the quality of his or her future life. Some
patients survive tens of years after this operation. The preparation for TL is a complicated
process that affects a patientʼs cooperation in postsurgical time. The patient is informed of
the essence of the disease, treatment possibilities, the process of preoperative preparation …