{"product_id":"nutrition-and-cancer-isbn-9781405190428","title":"Nutrition and Cancer","description":"Nutrition plays a crucial role in supporting patients receiving treatment for cancer. Carefully considered nutritional options can help to manage patients with weight loss and cachexia, support the patient’s ability to recover from surgery and cope with treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Patients living with and beyond cancer can also benefit from advice on optimal nutrition and lifestyle changes.  \u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr Clare Shaw, Consultant Dietitian at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e takes an unrivalled look at this prevalent disease, offering the reader:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn insight into the nutritional challenges faced for patients with cancer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA practical guide to nutrition and dietetic practice in cancer care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detailed look at nutritional options for different diagnostic groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions from a wide range of cancer specialists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn excellent resource for dietitians, clinical nutritionists, doctors, nurses and other health professionals working with cancer patients, this book is also a fascinating reference for students and researchers with an interest in the area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Cancer in the twenty-first century 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalie Doyle and Clare Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is cancer and what causes it? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment and spread of cancer 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the global burden of cancer? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhom does cancer affect? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical perspective on cancer treatment 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCancer survivorship – living with and beyond cancer 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition and cancer 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Cancer and nutritional status 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlessandro Laviano, Isabella Preziosa and Filippo Rossi Fanelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional status and outcome in cancer patients 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCancer cachexia 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathogenesis of anorexia and reduced energy intake 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathogenesis of wasting 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCancer cachexia: a neurological disease? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Treatment of cancer 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanjay Popat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment intent 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment setting 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment modalities 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Effect of malnutrition on cancer patients 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Henry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence of malnutrition amongst cancer patients 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect of malnutrition on outcome 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMortality 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eType of cancer 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional status as a prognostic indicator 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorbidity 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality of life 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Nutrition screening 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSian Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalnutrition Universal Screening Tool 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Nutritional Assessment 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional Risk Screening 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalnutrition Screening Tool 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Nutritional requirements of patients with cancer 97\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Elizabeth Weekes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods used to estimate energy requirements 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease-specific requirements 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaging and tumour burden 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponse to treatment 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTumour recurrence 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflammatory response and cachexia 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtein 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicronutrients 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat should we do in clinical practice? 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The psychosocial influences of food choices made by cancer patients 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucy Eldridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood and cancer 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences to food choices 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther dietary approaches patients choose to take and the reasons why 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSourcing information 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Nutritional support for the cancer patient 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Shaw and Jane Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood provision in a health care setting 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptom management 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOral nutritional supplements 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtificial nutrition support 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Late effects of cancer treatment in adult patients 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJervoise Andreyev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCancer is a chronic disease 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is survivorship? 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho should the dietitian aim to help? 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stocktaking interview at the end of the treatment 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe metabolic syndrome 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement of the metabolic syndrome 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalnutrition in the cancer survivor 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Nutrition and palliative care 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of nutrition in palliative care 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological aspects of food intake 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition support in palliative care 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement of nutritional problems 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtificial nutrition support in palliative care 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Head and neck cancer 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBella Talwar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact of malnutrition 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment in head and neck cancer 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional intervention and outcomes 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunonutrition 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctional implications following surgery 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition effects in radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional management 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional screening 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional assessment 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional requirements 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOral nutrition support 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnteral nutrition support 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition monitoring and rehabilitation 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Nutrition in upper gastrointestinal cancer 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaira Chowdhury and Orla Hynes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemiology and aetiology 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe upper gastrointestinal anatomy 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical presentation 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaging 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment pathways and role of nutrition 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvanced disease 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Cancers of the lower gastrointestinal tract 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional management 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptom management in palliative care 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Gynaecological cancer 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMhairi Donald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvarian cancer 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndometrial cancer 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCervical cancer 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVulval and vaginal cancers 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional issues 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional implications of treatment 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical problems 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition and survivorship 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Haemato-oncology 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGayle Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease characteristics and nutritional implications at diagnosis 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional implications during induction and intensification treatment 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStem cell transplantation (consolidation phase) 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition support post-transplantation 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong-term implications following transplantation 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Paediatric oncology 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelyn Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of childhood cancers 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAetiology of malnutrition in children with cancer 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentification of nutritional risk 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional support 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Nutrition and breast cancer 334\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Parry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of diet in breast cancer aetiology and survival 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGestational nutrition and subsequent birth weight 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreastfeeding 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBody fatness, body composition and weight management 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlcohol 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDietary fat 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFruits and vegetables (including beans and pulses) 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDairy foods 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeat and meat products 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecific nutrient associations and nutritional supplements 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContaminants in foods 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical activity 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits of physical activity to breast cancer survivors 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritional problems during breast cancer treatment 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Nutritional management in prostate cancer 363\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn Parr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDietary factors that may reduce the risk of prostate cancer 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors that may increase risk of prostate cancer 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDietary interventions and prostate cancer progression 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It is comparable to Nutritional Issues in Cancer Care, Kogut and Luthringer (Oncology Nursing Society, 2005), but it is more comprehensive and up to date.\" (Doody's, 26 August 2011)\u003cbr\u003e Dr Clare Shaw, Consultant Dietitian and Head of Rehabilitation Research, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Fulham Road, London  The role of nutrition in cancer treatments should not be underestimated; within a clinical setting, carefully considered nutritional options can help to control cachexia, the patient's ability to cope with treatments such as chemotherapy and the ability to recover from invasive surgery.  \u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr Clare Shaw, Head of Rehabilitation Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital, \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Cancer Care\u003c\/i\u003e takes an unrivalled look at this prevalent disease, offering the reader:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA practical guide to good nutrition and dietetic practice in cancer care\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detailed look at nutritional options for different diagnostic groups and disease states\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions from a wide range of cancer specialists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn excellent resource for dietitans, clinical nutritionists, doctors, nurses and other health professionals working with cancer patients this book is also a fascinating reference for students and researchers with an interest in the area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989704655077,"sku":"NP9781405190428","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405190428.jpg?v=1761785176","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nutrition-and-cancer-isbn-9781405190428","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}