Chapter 10: Nutrition and Cancer Survivorship Flashcards

1
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% of patients that can live beyond the 5 year monitoring period?

A

70%

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2
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Early survival period, post-therapy is generally up to ____ months?

A

12

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3
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In the first 12 months after treatment (early survival period), what common symptoms can effect eating?

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nausea, zerostomia (dry mouth), loss of dentition and/or radiation enteritis.

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4
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Nutrition complications of breast cancer?

A

Impaired bone health,
Weight gain/metabolic syndrome,
Cardiovascular complications

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5
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Common nutritional approaches for breast cancer?

A

Adequate Vit D/calcium, maintain healthy weight, physical activity, weight bearing exercise.

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6
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Common nutrition complications of prostate cancer?

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Impaired bone health, enteritis, chronic diarrhea

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7
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Common nutrition approaches for prostate cancer?

A

Adequate calcium/ vitamin D, increase fluids and balance electrolytes, decrease fat intake, adjust fiber as needed.

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8
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Common nutrition complications of lung and brohchus cancer?

A

Esophageal pain, dysphasia, respiratory failure.

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9
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Common nutrition approaches for lung and bronchis cancer?

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Alter food/beverage consistency as needed, use medical nutrition beverages as needed, alter food temperature and avoid alcohol, spicy foods, and other irritants (acidic foods)

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10
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Common nutrition complications of colon and rectum cancer?

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Malabsorption, altered liver function, weight changes, irregular bowel movements, enteritis/chronic diarrhea, bowel obstruction.

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11
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Nutrition complications of urinary bladder cancer?

A

Irregular bowel movements

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12
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Common nutrition approaches to urinary bladder cancer?

A

Alter fiber as needed, consume adequate fluids, monitor fluid status.

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13
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Common nutrition complications of uterine cancer?

A

Impaired bone health

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14
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Nutrition approaches for uterine corpus cancer?

A

Adequate calcium and vitamin D, promote weight bearing exercise if appropriate

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15
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Nutrition complications of thyroid cancer?

A

Hypothyroidism

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16
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Nutrition approaches for thyroid cancer?

A

Adjust calorie intake to maintain weight.

17
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Nutrition complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

A

Metabolic syndrome, hypothyroidism

18
Q

Nutrition approaches for non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

A

Adjust calories, fat, etc to maintain a healthy weight, blood glucose levels & lipid levels, promote physical activity

19
Q

Nutrition complications of kidney cancer?

A

Decreased creatinine clearance, hypertension, renal failure

20
Q

Nutrition approaches for kidney cancer?

A

Monitor renal labs, adjust diet as needed, adjust (usually reduce) sodium, promote healthy weight

21
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Nutrition complications of oral cavity and pharynx cancer?

A

Xerostomia (dry mouth), dysphagia (change in taste/smell), tooth decay/peridontal disease

22
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Nutrition approaches for oral cavity and pharynx cancer?

A

Ensure adequate calories, “wet” foods, proygood oral care, alter food consistency, use nutrition supplementation beverage, consult with SLP

23
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Nutrition complications of Leukemia?

A

Kidney stones, impaired bone health, metabolic syndrome, hypothyroidism

24
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Nutrition approaches to Leukemia?

A

Increase fluids to recommend levels, adequate calcium/ vitamin D, promote healthy weight and activity level

25
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Nutrition complications of ovarian cancer?

A

Impaired bone health

26
Q

Nutrition approaches for ovarian cancer?

A

Adequate calcium/vitamin D, promote healthy weight

27
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Nutrition approaches for ovarian cancer?

A

Adequate calcium: vitamin D, promote weight bearing exercises, if appropriate.

28
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Nutrition complications of pancreatic cancer?

A

Anorexia, malabsorption, irregular bowel movements

29
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Nutrition approaches for pancreatic cancer?

A

Increase nutrient density, use nutritional beverage, modify eating schedule, consider use of pancreatic enzymes, alter fiber, use pre-/probiotics

30
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Nutrition approaches for fatigue?

A

Develop eating plan, use easy to prepare foods, use nutritional beverages, monitor weight, promote physical activity

31
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Nutrition approaches for weight change

A

Monitor weight, adjust nutrient intake, promote physical activity

32
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Nutrition approaches for appetite change/ nausea?

A

Use nutrient dense foods and nutritional beverages as needed, select cool, bland, light foods, avoid foods with strong odor, take anti-nausea meds if prescribed

33
Q

T/F: alcohol is generally not recommended for the post-diagnosis survivor.

A

True

34
Q

Alcohol is associated with which cancers?

A

Breast, head/neck, pancreatic, pharyngeal, laryenheal, esophageal, and hepatic cancers.