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Nutritional Profile of Cancer Patients: An observational Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital


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1 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) University, Dharwad - 580 002, India
2 Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), Tehran, Tehran, IR, Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Department of Pharmacology, Majumdar Shaw Medical and Cancer Centre, Bommasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560 099, India
4 The Brunei Cancer Center, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Brunei Darussalam
5 Medical Oncology, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560 052, India
6 Department of Pathology, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bommanahalli, Bengaluru - 560 068, Karnataka, India
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Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. So patient’s condition affects their metabolism, muscle mass, body fat and the level of their energy. As a presumption cachexia, sarcopenia and fatigue affect the diagnosis and treatment process. In this study, cancer diagnosed patients, seen in out-patient (OP) department, admitted at day care for short treatment were invited to participate. The nutritional status was assessed using Karada Scanner, simple bioelectric impedance instrument. A standardized functional assessment of chronic illness therapy fatigue scale (FACT-G, version 4), 27-point scale questionnaire was administered to assess Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF). This pilot study provided a fresh positive correlation between the nutritional status of cancer patients and cancer related fatigue. BMI has significant positive correlation with total body fat % (P<0.05). In malnourished cancer patients, up to 70.6% fall under stage IV cancer with definite loss of weight, appetite or decrease in intake and fatigue presence. With Karada scanner in OP clinic, FACT-G can be useful tool to objectively measure CRF.

Keywords

Cancer, Nutrition, Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF), Body Mass Index (BMI), Cachexia, Chronic illness, Fatigue.
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Authors

Sagar S. Bhat
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) University, Dharwad - 580 002, India
Rasa Nikooifard
Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), Tehran, Tehran, IR, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Alben Sigamani
Department of Pharmacology, Majumdar Shaw Medical and Cancer Centre, Bommasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560 099, India
Praveena Karnam Gayathri
The Brunei Cancer Center, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Brunei Darussalam
Santosh Gowda
Medical Oncology, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560 052, India
Srinivasa Gopala Rao
Department of Pathology, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bommanahalli, Bengaluru - 560 068, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. So patient’s condition affects their metabolism, muscle mass, body fat and the level of their energy. As a presumption cachexia, sarcopenia and fatigue affect the diagnosis and treatment process. In this study, cancer diagnosed patients, seen in out-patient (OP) department, admitted at day care for short treatment were invited to participate. The nutritional status was assessed using Karada Scanner, simple bioelectric impedance instrument. A standardized functional assessment of chronic illness therapy fatigue scale (FACT-G, version 4), 27-point scale questionnaire was administered to assess Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF). This pilot study provided a fresh positive correlation between the nutritional status of cancer patients and cancer related fatigue. BMI has significant positive correlation with total body fat % (P<0.05). In malnourished cancer patients, up to 70.6% fall under stage IV cancer with definite loss of weight, appetite or decrease in intake and fatigue presence. With Karada scanner in OP clinic, FACT-G can be useful tool to objectively measure CRF.

Keywords


Cancer, Nutrition, Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF), Body Mass Index (BMI), Cachexia, Chronic illness, Fatigue.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2020.57.4.26065