AFNS 524

Nutrition and Metabolism Related to Cancer

3 units

Fall 2019

Topics

Describe the epidemiology, etiology, and nutritional risk factors associated with malignant disease
Explain the effects of drugs used in the management of cancer
Describe types of nutritional assessments used in patients with cancer
Describe the toxicity of medications used in the management of neoplasms
Describe the impact cancer and its treatments have on nutritional status
Appreciate the interdisciplinary approach to management of malignancies
Identify ethical issues surrounding nutritional support of cancer patients
Identify the role and the responsibility of the nutritionist within the course of the disease state and its therapy

Fall 2018

Describe the epidemiology, etiology, and nutritional risk factors associated with malignant disease
Explain the effects of drugs used in the management of cancer
Describe types of nutritional assessments used in patients with cancer
Describe the toxicity of medications used in the management of neoplasms
Describe the impact cancer and its treatments have on nutritional status
Appreciate the interdisciplinary approach to management of malignancies
Identify ethical issues surrounding nutritional support of cancer patients
Identify the role and the responsibility of the nutritionist within the course of the disease state and its therapy

Nutrition and the Cancer Patient. Edited by Egidio Del Fabbro, Eduardo Bruera, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Tim Bowling, Jane B. Hopkinson and Vickie E. Baracos ISBN13: 9780199550197ISBN10: 0199550190
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ISBN 0199550190

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