Nutrition Management of the Cancer Patient

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Abby S. Bloch
Aspen Publishers, 1990 - Medical - 431 pages
Abstract: This book provides nutrition guidelines and management techniques for cancer patients. Written by dieticians, nutritionists, and physicians for health professionals who are providing nutrition support for cancer patients, this publication describes skills and techniques acquired by these experts through years of experience. Topics include: nutrition needs of cancer patients; cancer's impact on the nutrition status of patients; screening, assessing, and monitoring; nutrition concerns for specific patient populations; nutrition concerns of treatment modalities; methods of management; tube feeding; parenteral nutrition; home care training; ethical and psychologic issues relating to the cancer patient; and cancer quackery.

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Chapter 2Cancers Impact on the Nutrition Status of Patients
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Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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Traditional Nutrition Screening and Assessment Parameters Used for Cancer
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