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Nutrition
Symptom Management
Tumour and Treatment Side Effects

Symptom Management

 The following guidelines were prepared and peer reviewed by the registered dietitians at the BC Cancer Agency, in British Columbia, Canada. The information is intended to assist dietitians and other health professionals in providing nutritional care of cancer patients, who may experience a variety of symptoms as a result of cancer or its treatment (including surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy). The guidelines do not replace any institutional, provincial, state or national standards of care that may be used to guide professional practice of dietitians.

 Anorexia
 Diarrhea
 Dysphagia
 Early Satiety
 Mucositis
 Nausea
 Taste Changes
 Thick Saliva
 Unwanted Weight Gain
 Xerostomia
            

The National Cancer Institute's website also provides additional suggestions for symptom management: www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/nutrition/healthprofessional

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