Nutrition and cancer / edited by Clare Shaw. — Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. – (64.8/N976) |
Contents
Contents
Contributors
Preface
1 Cancer in the twenty-first century
Introduction
What is cancer and what causes it?
Development and spread of cancer
What is the global burden of cancer?
Whom does cancer affect?
Historical perspective on cancer treatment
Cancer survivorship - living with and beyond cancer
Nutrition and cancer
References
2 Cancer and nutritional status
Introduction
Nutritional status and outcome in cancer patients
Cancer cachexia
Pathogenesis of anorexia and reduced energy intake
Pathogenesis of wasting
Cancer cachexia: a neurological disease?
Summary
References
3 Treatment of cancer
Introduction
Treatment intent
Treatment setting
Treatment modalities
Conclusion
References
4 Effect of malnutrition on cancer patients
Introduction
Prevalence of malnutrition amongst cancer patients
Effect of malnutrition on outcome
Mortality
Type of cancer
Nutritional status as a prognostic indicator
Morbidity
Quality of life
References
5 Nutrition screening
Introduction
Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
Mini Nutritional Assessment
Nutritional Risk Screening
Malnutrition Screening Tool
Conclusion
Summary
References
6 Nutritional requirements of patients with cancer
Introduction
Energy
Methods used to estimate energy requirements
Disease-specific requirements
Staging and tumour burden
Treatment
Response to treatment
Tumour recurrence
Inflammatory response and cachexia
Protein
Micronutrients
What should we do in clinical practice?
Summary
References
7 The psychosocial influences of food choices made by cancer patients
Introduction
Food and cancer
Influences to food choices
Other dietary approaches patients choose to take and the reasons why
Sourcing information
Summary
References
8 Nutritional support for the cancer patient
Introduction
Food provision in a health care setting
Symptom management
Oral nutritional supplements
Artificial nutrition support
Summary
References
9 Late effects of cancer treatment in adult patients
Cancer is a chronic disease
What is survivorship?
Who should the dietitian aim to help?
The stocktaking interview at the end of the treatment
The metabolic syndrome
Management of the metabolic syndrome
Malnutrition in the cancer survivor
Summary
References
10 Nutrition and palliative care
Introduction
The role of nutrition in palliative care
Psychological aspects of food intake
Nutrition support in palliative care
Management of nutritional problems
Artificial nutrition support in palliative care
Summary
References
11 Head and neck cancer
Introduction
The impact of malnutrition
Treatment in head and neck cancer
Nutritional intervention and outcome
Immunonutrition
Functional implications following surgery
Nutrition effects in radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy
Nutritional management
Nutritional screening
Nutritional assessment
Nutritional requirements
Oral nutrition support
Enteral nutrition support
Nutrition monitoring and rehabilitation
Summary
References
12 Nutrition in upper gastrointestinal cancer
Introduction
Epidemiology and aetiology
The upper gastrointestinal anatomy
Clinical presentation
Staging
Treatment pathways and role of nutrition
Advanced disease
Summary
References
13 Cancers of the lower gastrointestinal tract
Introduction
Nutritional management
Symptom management in palliative care
Summary
References
14 Gynaecological cancer
Introduction
Ovarian cancer
Endometrial cancer
Cervical cancer
Vulval and vaginal cancers
Nutritional issues
Nutritional implications of treatment
Medical problems
Nutrition and survivorship
Summary
References
15 Haemato-oncology
Introduction
Disease characteristics and nutritional implications at diagnosis
Nutritional implications during induction and intensification treatment
Stem cell transplantation (consolidation phase)
Nutrition support post-transplantation
Long-term implications following transplantation
Summary
References
16 Paediatric oncology
Introduction
Types of childhood cancers
Aetiology of malnutrition in children with cancer
Identification of nutritional risk
Nutritional support
References
17 Nutrition and breast cancer
Introduction
The role of diet in breast cancer aetiology and survival
Gestational nutrition and subsequent birth weight
Breastfeeding
Body fatness, body composition and weight management
Alcohol
Dietary fat
Fruits and vegetables (including beans and pulses)
Dairy foods
Meat and meat products
Specific nutrient associations and nutritional supplements
Contaminants in foods
Physical activity
Benefits of physical activity to breast cancer survivors
Nutritional problems during breast cancer treatment
Summary
References
18 Nutritional management in prostate cancer
Introduction
Dietary factors that may reduce the risk of prostate cancer
Factors that may increase risk of prostate cancer
Dietary interventions and prostate cancer progression
Obesity/weight management
Nutritional issues during treatment for prostate cancer
Nutrition-related side effects of medications used to treat prostate cancer
Malnutrition in prostate cancer
Palliative care in prostate cancer
Summary
References
19 Lung cancer
Introduction
Diet and development of lung cancer
Nutritional status at presentation
Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Treatment of small cell lung cancer
Treatment of mesothelioma
Palliative treatments
Symptom management
Summary
References
Index