Contents:
INTRODUCTION: IDENTIFICATION AND GENERAL FEEDING
Nutrition Needs of Cancer Patients
Cancer's Impact on the Nutrition Status of Patients
Overview: Screening, Assessing, and Monitoring
Assessment Counseling
General Feeding Problems
SPECIFIC PATIENT POPULATIONS
The Patient with Head and Neck Cancer
Dysphagia and the Cancer Patient
Nutrition Implications in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Nutrition Problems Caused by Pancreatic, Liver, or Renal Cancer
The Gastrointestinal Tract: Small Bowel and Colon
Low-Microbial Diets for Patients with Granulocytopenia
Pediatric Oncology Nutrition Support
Nutrition in Children with Cancer: A Case Study Approach
Nutrition Management of the Paient with Breast Cancer
TREATMENT MODALITIES
Impact of Chemotherapy on the Nutrition Status of the Cancer Patient
The Impact of Radiation Therapy on the Nutrition Status of the Cancer Patient: An Overview Impact of Radiation Therapy on the Nutrition Status of the Cancer Patient: Acute and Chronic Complications
Bone Marrow Transplantation: Nutrition Support and Monitoring
METHODS OF MANAGEMENT
Encouraging Oral Intake
Use of Supplements: Types of Supplements
Use of Supplements: Practical Suggestions
Tube Feeding: Overview
Tube Feeding: Practical Suggestions
Methods of Management: Parenteral Nutrition
Management Options: Food Service Facilities
The Nutrition Support Team Management Options: Clinical Nutrition Management in a Cancer Treatment Setting
OTHER CONCERNS
Home Care Training and Management Options
Ethical and Psychologic Issues Relating to the Cancer Patient
Cancer Quackery
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