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Nutrition and Medical Practice

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Surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy predictably increase nutrient requirements and at the same time interfere with the patient’s abihty to eat. Surveys of protein-calorie malnutrition in major metropolitan hospitals have indicated that 40% of the malnourished patients have cancer.1 Because of this high incidence, the practicing oncologist must not only recognize the malnourished patient who presents for oncologic therapy and be able to initiate measures to replenish the patient before proceeding with therapy but must also attempt to prevent further nutritional depletion during treatment.

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  1. University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA

    Dr. Edward M. Copeland III M.D. (Professor of Surgery)

  2. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, University of Texas System Cancer Center, Houston, USA

    Dr. Edward M. Copeland III M.D. (Professor of Surgery)

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Lewis A. Barness M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Professor and Chairman) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Professor and Chairman)

  2. Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    Yank D. Coble Jr. M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition)

  3. Clearwater, Florida, USA

    Donald Ian MacDonald M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association) (Member of the Florida Medical Association)

  4. Nutrition Division, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    George Christakis M.D., M.P.H. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Chief) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Chief)

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Copeland, E.M. (1981). Nutritional Concepts in the Treatment of Cancer. In: Barness, L.A., Coble, Y.D., MacDonald, D.I., Christakis, G. (eds) Nutrition and Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6695-9_5

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