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Home Management of Nutrition for Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy

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Abstract

In the past few years, the nutritional aspects of cancer therapy and metaboUsm have become major areas of interest and research. Much of the existing information deals in theory and not practice. The purpose of this paper is to present guidehnes from which the practitioner can assess the nutritional status and nutrient requirements of a patient being treated for a malignancy on an outpatient basis. This review also describes factors which influence the nutritional status of the cancer patient and outlines methods of management.

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  1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

    Debra L. Ponder M.S., R.D. (Doctoral Student)

  2. Victoria Hospital, Miami, Fla., USA

    Heidi Van Slyke R.D. (dietitian)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Lewis A. Barness M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Professor and Chairman) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Professor and Chairman)

  2. Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    Yank D. Coble Jr. M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition)

  3. Clearwater, Florida, USA

    Donald Ian MacDonald M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association) (Member of the Florida Medical Association)

  4. Nutrition Division, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    George Christakis M.D., M.P.H. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Chief) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Chief)

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Ponder, D.L., Van Slyke, H. (1981). Home Management of Nutrition for Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy. In: Barness, L.A., Coble, Y.D., MacDonald, D.I., Christakis, G. (eds) Nutrition and Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6695-9_6

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