Lung cancer (LC) represents the most commonly diagnosed neoplasm worldwide for both sexes and is the leading cause of cancer mortality. Malnutrition is a comorbidity frequently found in neoplastic patients, but it remains often underestimated and thus undertreated. In this review we aim to ...
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Lung cancer nurse Pauline Featonby, of the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, said patients were simply left to contact their GP if they had a problem. Determined to provide the best care and support for lung cancer patients on Teesside, Pauline and fellow nurse Stacey Stockdale...
Metabolic requirements of patients with cancer may be increased, decreased or normal, depending on the status of the individual. In addition, many patients show decreased physical Dietary interventions A nutritional support plan for patients with cancer should be tailored to individual nutritional needs,...
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Most participants felt that lung cancer was principally caused by external factors, that it could be cured if caught early, and that lung cancer patients were at least partly to blame for their illness. In multivariate analysis, participants who were supportive in some way of efforts against ...
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1 There are support groups for different cancer types. Classes are also differentiated by where an individual is in their journey. For instance, some classes are geared toward those with newly diagnosed disease, some are designed for patients actively receiving treatment, and some are intended for...
These benefits are likely to carry significant weight for newly diagnosed cancer patients. For instance, health risks associated with having a compromised immune system can result in confinement to the home as a protective measure and make attending in-person support groups impossible. Also, Davison,...
A primary focus of the main project was to explore the dyspnea experience and its relevance for QoL in advanced lung cancer patients. The univariate analysis indicated an interaction effect of dyspnea and QoL; however, in the multivariate analysis, CDS dyspnea was not a significant predictor of ...