Naslov
Effects of Dietary Counseling on Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Autori
Dobrila-Dintinjana, Renata ; Trivanović, Dragan ; Dintinjana, Marijan ; Vukelić, Jelena ; Vanis, Nenad

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Colorectal Cancer - From Prevention to Patient Care

Urednik/ci
Ettarh, Rajunor

Izdavač
IntechOpen

Grad
Rijeka

Godina
2012

Raspon stranica
211-226

ISBN
978-953-51-0028-7

Ključne riječi
colorectal cancer ; nutritional support
(colorectal cancer, nutritional support)

Sažetak
Cancers of the colon and rectum together are second most common tumor type worldwide. We studied the influence of nutritional support (counseling, nutritional supplements, megestrol acetate) on physical status and symptoms in patients with colorectal cancer during chemotherapy. Nutritional counseling, supplemental feeding and pharmacological support do temporarily stop weight loss and improve appetite, QoL and social life, but this improvement has no implications on patients KPS and course of their disease. Conclusion: These results encourage further studies with more specific nutritional supplementation in patients with colorectal cancer and probably in gastrointestinal oncology.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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