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- Title
Food for Thought: Prevent and Screen for Malnutrition in Patients With Cancer.
- Authors
KARAM, SAMANTHA
- Abstract
The article discusses insights from Oncology Nursing Society members Toby Bressler and Barbara Barnes Rogers into the prevalence of malnutrition in patients with cancer. Topics mentioned include the screening tools for use in cancer patients including the Malnutrition Screening Tool and the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment, the important role of oncology nurses and nutrition department leaders in improving patient outcomes, and the interaction between cancer therapy and nutrition.
- Subjects
MALNUTRITION diagnosis; PREVENTION of malnutition; ONCOLOGY nursing; HEALTH education; SOCIAL support; CAREGIVERS; FUNCTIONAL status; MEDICAL screening; INGESTION; CANCER patients; DIET therapy; QUALITY of life; MALNUTRITION; HOSPITAL care; PATIENT education; ADVERSE health care events; NUTRITIONAL status; DISEASE complications
- Publication
ONS Voice, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 7, p8
- ISSN
2475-6938
- Publication type
Article