11-22 L2 Cancer Nutrition

Question 1

1/5 of all people diagnosed with cancer will die of what?

Answer 1

malnutrition

Question 2

ACS diet recommendations for prevention of cancer

Answer 2

• adopt a physically healthy lifestyle
• maintain a heathly body weight
• eat a variety of food
• limit consumption of food

Question 3

When pts take alternative medicines what are the 3 risks to look for in dietary herbal supplements

Answer 3

• antioxidants:
  
  • Can reduce the effectiveness of some anticancer drugs
• green tea extract
  
  • may enhance the tumor activity
  • may interfere with micronutrient absorption

Question 4

define cancer cachexia

Answer 4

• loss of body mass
• can’t be reverse nutrionally, even if the affected pt eats more calories
  
  • indicating a primary pathology is in place