Integrative nutritional approaches to loss of weight and appetite in patients with advanced cancer

Richa Sood; Aminah Jatoi

doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2011.06.002

Integrative nutritional approaches to loss of weight and appetite in patients with advanced cancer

Richa Sood, Aminah Jatoi

Medical Oncology

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Abstract

Loss of weight and appetite are common in patients with advanced cancer, and yet palliative options for treating this sign and symptom remain limited. This article reviews the integrative approaches that have proven most effective to date for this sign and symptom and also discusses some of the challenges of proving efficacy of palliative therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e233-e236
Journal	European Journal of Integrative Medicine
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2011.06.002
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

Cancer
Loss of appetite
Weight loss

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Complementary and alternative medicine

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Integrative nutritional approaches to loss of weight and appetite in patients with advanced cancer

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