Nutrition and the Cancer Patient

by Egidio Del Fabbro

Nutrition, appetite, and involuntary weight loss are issues that affect a large number of cancer patients and cancer survivors. Aspects such as symptom management, behavioural modification, exercise and medication are all important aspects of cancer care, but nutritional issues at the end of life can be accompanied by contentious ethical factors as well as religious and cultural influences that need to be addressed by health professionals. This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199550190
• ISBN13: 9780199550197
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"