Clare Shaw

Nutrition and Cancer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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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.

Edited by Dr Clare Shaw, Consultant Dietitian at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Nutrition and Cancer takes an unrivalled look at this prevalent disease, offering the reader:
An insight into the nutritional challenges faced for patients with cancer
A practical guide to nutrition and dietetic practice in cancer care
A detailed look at nutritional options for different diagnostic groups
Contributions from a wide range of cancer specialists

An 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 177mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 714g
• ISBN-13: 9781405190428
• ISBN-10: 1405190426
• Artikelnr.: 31067933

Autorenporträt

Dr Clare Shaw, Consultant Dietitian and Head of Rehabilitation Research, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Fulham Road, London

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors. Preface. 1 Cancer in the twenty-first century (Natalie Doyle
and Clare Shaw). 2 Cancer and nutritional status (Alessandro Laviano,
Isabella Preziosa and Filippo Rossi Fanelli). 3 Treatment of cancer (Sanjay
Popat). 4 Effect of malnutrition on cancer patients (Louise Henry). 5
Nutrition screening(Sian Lewis). 6 Nutritional requirements of patients
with cancer (C. Elizabeth Weekes). 7 The psychosocial influences of food
choices made by cancer patients(Lucy Eldridge). 8 Nutritional support for
the cancer patient (Clare Shaw and Jane Power). 9 Late effects of cancer
treatment in adult patients(Jervoise Andreyev). 10 Nutrition and palliative
care (Clare Shaw). 11 Head and neck cancer(Bella Talwar). 12 Nutrition in
upper gastrointestinal cancer (Saira Chowdhury and Orla Hynes). 13 Cancers
of the lower gastrointestinal tract 255 (Jane Power). 14 Gynaecological
cancer (Mhairi Donald). 15 Haemato-oncology (Gayle Black). 16 Paediatric
oncology (Evelyn Ward). 17 Nutrition and breast cancer (Barbara Parry). 18
Nutritional management in prostate cancer (Kathryn Parr). 19 Lung cancer
(Cherry Vickery). Index.