Saturday, January 19, 2013

CANCER&DIET

i Was guiding a student on the topic "A REVIEW ON THE WEIGHT LOSS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF MALE CANCER PATIENTS IN THE AGE GROUP ( 45-65 YEARS)"...Nutrition play an important role in the prevention of cancer.Include more antioxidants in your diet ,include all colourful vegetables and fruits...rainbow nutrition.

Jus have a look at the Abstract

Cancer has emerged as a major public health problem in developing countries. Nutrition of cancer patients definitely requires a great cancer in the present society. Weight loss and other nutritional problems are common in cancer patients. Nutritional intervention is likely to yield positive effect on the quality of life when it is started early in the clinical course of the disease. A survey was conducted in Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur. Details of the socio-economic background and assessment of anthropometric measurements and 24 hour dietary recall were done. Based on the study conducted, it was found that most of the respondents lost about more than 5kg body weight about three months prior to illness. The findings revealed that only 2 per cent of the respondents did not lose weight. The survey also proved that the extent of weight loss is related to tumour type and is of prognostic significance. The incidence of weight loss was high in lung and stomach cancer. Weight loss correlates with decreased intake of adequate calories, protein and micronutrient rich foods such as iron and vitamin A. The mean energy intake was 900kcal and 34.83gm of protein which is much less compared to the recommended dietary allowance of 2425kcal and 60gm of protein. A decrease in most of the vital nutrients may predispose to malnutrition. Weight loss is more common in patients with stomach, lung, colon and rectum. The salient finding of the study is that majority 48 percent of the respondents had about 5 kgs weight loss and 32 percent of the respondents had about 10kgs weight loss.