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Improving Cancer Patients’ Appetites

A poor appetite is one of the most common side effects in cancer patients and is also a major risk factor for malnutrition. Poor appetite may be caused by a variety of factors, such as physiological effects of the disease itself or treatments and medications. Altered sense of taste or smell, early satiety, nausea and […]

Short-Term Fasting for Cancer Patients

Sickness often turns us to comfort foods such as chicken noodle soup, but this dietary approach may not be ideal for all patients with serious illness. In oncology research and practice, fasting for disease treatment has become a popular subject. Studies on calorie restriction through short-term fasting just before chemotherapy—defined as a complete lack of […]