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Nutrition in Children with Cancer

Pediatric patients can sometimes maintain adequate nutrition while dealing with cancer and the myriad of treatments. However, at least half of these children have trouble maintaining their normal weight and level of activity and are more prone to frequent infections ("Nutrition in children", 2005). Children who suffer from cancer often have problems with nutritional deficits due to side effects of chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. These children often have difficulty maintaining an adequate diet because of cachexia, stomatitis, xerostoma, aphagia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Some of the options for correcting nutritional imbalances include nutritional counseling, total parenteral nutrition, IV therapy, supplements, and pharmacological treatments.
Progressive deterioration in nutrition status is often termed cancer cachexia, a wasting syndrome characterized by weight loss, anorexia, early satiety, progressive debilitation, and......

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