Nutritional problems among patients affected by cancer during chemotherapy

Nutritional problems among patients affected by cancer during chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is one of the primary methods of treating cancer. Symptoms occurring during this form of therapy affect patients’ general health status, cause malnutrition, and deteriorate the quality of life of oncology patients, which results in cachexia. Malnutrition during treatment and the resulti...

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Main Authors: Marzena Kamińska, Agnieszka Kolak, Renata Tymicka, Agnieszka Bronikowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-01-01
Series:Studia Medyczne
Subjects:
chemotherapy
cachexia
body mass index
nutrition therapy
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Nutritional-problems-among-patients-affected-by-cancer-during-chemotherapy,67,26465,1,1.html

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