Shaw: Nutrition and Cancer

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.
Edited by Dr Clare Shaw, Head of Rehabilitation Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Nutrition and Cancer Care takes an unrivalled look at this prevalent disease, offering the reader:

• A practical guide to good nutrition and dietetic practice in cancer care
• A detailed look at nutritional options for different diagnostic groups and disease states
• Contributions from a wide range of cancer specialists

An 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.

Contents 

• 1 Cancer in the twenty-first century 
• 2 Cancer and nutritional status 
• 3 Treatment of cancer 
• 4 Effect of malnutrition on cancer patients 
• 5 Nutrition screening 
• 6 Nutritional requirements of patients with cancer 
• 7 The psychosocial influences of food choices made by cancer patients 
• 8 Nutritional support for the cancer patient 
• 9 Late effects of cancer treatment in adult patients 
• 10 Nutrition and palliative care 
• 11 Head and neck cancer 
• 12 Nutrition in upper gastrointestinal cancer 
• 13 Cancers of the lower gastrointestinal tract 255 
• 14 Gynaecological cancer 
• 15 Haemato-oncology 
• 16 Paediatric oncology 
• 17 Nutrition and breast cancer 
• 18 Nutritional management in prostate cancer 
• 19 Lung cancer 
• Index.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 4, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405190426
• ISBN-13: 978-1405190428
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches

List Price: $57.99