6 Steps for Safe Food Handling
Cancer patients are susceptible to neutropenia, a common side effect of chemotherapy that can put a patient at increased risk for infection. Neutropenia is when neutrophils, a major type of white blood cell responsible for fighting off infection, are abnormally low. When these levels are abnormally low, patients can be more susceptible to infectious pathogens, […]
4 Steps to Maintaining a Positive Health Status
Eating healthfully is of the utmost importance in maintaining overall positive health and in preventing some cancers; yet, there are other actions that can also maintain a good, positive health status. Some of these include ongoing self-education, physician-approved exercise, and socialization. Ongoing self- education Self-education represents an important self-directed action that can result in […]
Malnutrition and Weight Loss in Cancer
Cancer and its treatment can have a profound effect on a patient’s nutritional status due to biochemical changes, such as an increase in metabolism and inflammation, or as a result of the cancer hindering the digestive system’s ability to properly absorb nutrients. Treatment side effects can further impact nutritional status by impeding patients’ ability to […]