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Nutritional Issues in Patients with Thyroid Cancer

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Clinical Approach to Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancers

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This chapter covers nutritional problems in thyroid cancer patients. The specific nutritional issues related to thyroid cancer, as well as to surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and palliative care are discussed.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, 1st Chair of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College and Nutrimed Medical Corporation, Krakow, Poland

    Stanisław Kłęk

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  1. General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Frederick L. Greene

  2. General Surgery, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain

    Andrzej L. Komorowski

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain

    Andrzej L. Komorowski

‘Most surgeons disregard nutritional issues in thyroid cancer patients.’ I think this phrase, which is true not only of surgeons, summarizes the essential message of this chapter. Our treatment decisions have to be based on facts. Whereas it is completely acceptable not to give any nutritional support to our patients, this decision has to be based on the evaluation of his/her nutritional status. I think this chapter has shown clearly why it is important, and therefore our goal should be to not forget the role of nutrition in our daily practice.

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Kłęk, S. (2012). Nutritional Issues in Patients with Thyroid Cancer. In: Greene, F., Komorowski, A. (eds) Clinical Approach to Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancers. Head and Neck Cancer Clinics. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2568-3_10

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