Working around Eating Problems
Depending on diagnosis, up to 85% of patients with cancer are at risk for losing too much weight too rapidly and developing malnutrition. Patients can lose muscle mass, slow healing and impact the function of the immune system. Even prior to diagnosis, many patients with cancer will complain http://www.nutrition-foundations.com/counseling/of poor appetite and notice difficulty tolerating certain […]
Take a TourPancreatic Cancer Nutrition, managing malabsorption
The pancreas is part of a highly effective and coordinated gastrointestinal (GI) tract that is designed to break down food into tiny pieces that can be absorbed across the wall of the small bowel into the blood stream. From there, nutrients are carried through the body and used for energy or to build new tissues. […]
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