Related Articles Nutritional status and interventions in hospice: physician assessment of cancer patients. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2018 12;31(6):781-784 Authors: Flynn B, Barrett M, Sui J, Halpin C, Paz G, Walsh D Abstract BACKGROUND: Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterised by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass. It adversely influences quality of life, treatment response and survival. Early identification and multimodal interventions can potentially treat cancer cachexia. However, healthcare professionals demonstrate a lack of understanding and the ability to identify cancer cachexia early. The present study aimed to evaluate the assessment by physicians of nutritional status in cancer…
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Related Articles A cluster randomized trial of a primary palliative care intervention (CONNECT) for patients with advanced cancer: Protocol and key design considerations. Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 Mar;54:98-104 Authors: Becker CL, Arnold RM, Park SY, Rosenzweig M, Smith TJ, White DB, Smith KJ, Schenker Y Abstract BACKGROUND: The addition of specialty palliative care to standard oncology care improves outcomes for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers, but many lack access to specialty care services. Primary palliative care-meaning basic palliative care services provided by clinicians who are not palliative care specialists-is an alternative approach that has not been rigorously evaluated.…
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Related Articles A Soup Service for Advanced Digestive Cancer Patients with Severe Anorexia in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2018 03;21(3):380-382 Authors: Kawabata H, Kakihara N, Nishitani Y, Asano K, Nose M, Takanashi A, Kanda E, Nishimura M, Tokunaga E, Matsurugi A, Fujimura K, Nishikawa M, Taga C, Ikawa O, Yamaguchi M, Masuda K Abstract BACKGROUND/AIMS: The palliative care team (PCT), nutrition support team (NST), and department of nutrition in our hospital developed a special soup service for patients with terminal cancer. We evaluated the usefulness of this soup service for improving the mood in patients with advanced digestive cancer…
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