NU FS 424
Nutrition and Metabolism Related to Cancer
Fall 2020
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
Readings
- Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. 5th Edition. Edited by Nathan I Cherny, Marie T
- 0001/med-9780199656097ISBN 9780199656097
- Cancer Symptom Science. Measurement, Mechanisms and Management. Edited by Charles S
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
Readings
- Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. 5th Edition. Edited by Nathan I Cherny, Marie T
- 0001/med-9780199656097ISBN 9780199656097
- Cancer Symptom Science. Measurement, Mechanisms and Management. Edited by Charles S
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- NU FS 424 LEC-X1/ AFNS 524 LEC-X1 / ONCOL 424 LEC-X01 / ONCOL 524 LEC-X01: Nutrition and Metabolism Related to Cancer · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗2026
- 2019-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X1 ↗2019
- 2019-Fall-AFNS-524-LECTURE-X1 ↗2019
- 2013-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X01 ↗2013
- 2014-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X01 ↗2014
- 2016-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X01 ↗2016
- 2017-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X01 ↗2017
- 2018-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X1 ↗2018
- 2020-Fall-NU-FS-424-LECTURE-X1 ↗2020
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.
- Partial automated extraction.