Nutritional Status of Children with Cancer at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria

Chukwu, BF

doi:10.15406/jcpcr.2016.05.00167

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“…Globally it is estimated that cancer kills over 7.9 million people every year with 13% of total deaths worldwide and 14 million new cases annually (Stewart, 2014). Childhood cancer is a leading cause of child mortality in developed countries as well as a recognized contributor to malnutrition and death in developing countries, in particular those of low socioeconomic status (Chukwu, Ezenwosu, Ukoha, Ikefuna & Emodi, 2016).…”

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Prevalence of Nutrition- Impact Symptoms at Different Disease Stages among Paediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

Nyaboke¹

2020

IRA-JAS

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<p>Malnutrition incidence among patients with cancer ranges from 30% - 80% globally. Cancer is a major cause of death in Kenya after cardiovascular and infectious diseases. This research assessed the relationship between nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) of the 52 paediatric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Eldoret, Kenya. A cross-sectional analytical design was applied and the researcher administered a questionnaire and Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002) instruments were used for data collection. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21 was used to analyse the data descriptively. The findings revealed that nutrition impact symptoms were more pronounced in the second and third stages of cancer where most of the respondents experienced vomiting (94.3%), decreased appetite (80.8%), and diarrhoea (69.23%). The use of the Nutrition Impact Symptom (NIS) checklist in the paediatric oncology clinic/ward triggers more therapeutic interventions. The awareness for NIS will likely evoke more research in assessment, impact, and treatment.</p>

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Prevalence of Nutrition- Impact Symptoms at Different Disease Stages among Paediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

Nyaboke¹

2020

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Inflammation-Based Markers of Nutrition in Cancer Patients

Izuegbuna¹

2023

Combating Malnutrition Through Sustainable Approaches

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Malnutrition and cachexia are common findings in cancer patients, and they predict poorer clinical outcomes. Close to half of cancer patients regardless of cancer type have malnutrition and will require one form of nutritional support either before or during treatment. The early identification of malnutrition is thus important to physicians and caregivers. The role of inflammation in the development and progression of malnutrition and cachexia is being unravelled. Increasing evidence shows that systemic inflammatory response and nutritional status are involved in tumour development and influence the clinical prognosis. Serum proteins such as albumin and prealbumin have traditionally been used by physicians to determine patient nutritional status. More recently, inflammation-based prognostic scores including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), C reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR), prognostic nutritional index (PNI), Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) have shown promise and have begun to be used in clinical practice to predict prognosis of cancer patients. This chapter highlights the role and pathophysiology of inflammation-based markers in assessing malnutrition and cachexia and their relationship to clinical screening tools.

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Nutritional Status of Children with Cancer at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

Prevalence of Nutrition- Impact Symptoms at Different Disease Stages among Paediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

Prevalence of Nutrition- Impact Symptoms at Different Disease Stages among Paediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

Inflammation-Based Markers of Nutrition in Cancer Patients

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