Lecture 33 - Nutrition in Cancer

Question 1

Weight loss in cancer?

Answer 1

Around half typically, substantially more in digestivee (gastric, pancreatic)

Question 2

Cancer Cachexia?

Answer 2

extreme end of anorexia, caused by cytokine presence in inflammatory response stimulation hypothalamus despite regular intake

Question 3

Factors contributing to protein-energy malnutrition?

Answer 3

physical impairment of swallowing, maldigestion/malabsorption, insufficient dietry intake

Question 4

Cancer - aims of nutritional support?

Answer 4

QoL, enhance treatments, reduce adverse effects, prevent and treat under-nutrition