• Nutritional implications of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgical oncology
• Medical nutrition therapy in pediatric oncology and hematopoietic cell transplantation
• Specialized nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Pharmacological management of nutrition impact symptoms
• Use of complementary and alternative therapies in cancer treatment

This edition also includes new chapters examining the incidence of cancer in adult and pediatric populations, the part that nutrition plays in cancer survivorship, reimbursement for medical nutrition therapy, and the importance of incorporating research into oncology practice.

Level: Advanced
ISBN: 0880913398
ISBN-13: 9780880913393
Format: Softcover, 270pp
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Pub date: 2006

Content
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Reviewers
Section 1. Cancer Overview
Chapter 1. Adult Oncology Chapter 2. Pediatric Oncology
Chapter 3. Changes in Carbohdyrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism in Cancer
Chapter 4. Diet, Cancer Risk, and Cancer Prevention
Section 2. Medical Nutrition Therapy in Oncology
Chapter 5. The Nutrition Care Process and Medical Nutrition Therapy
Chapter 6. Nutrition Screening and Assessment in Oncology
Chapter 7. Energy, Macronutrient, Micronutrient, and Fluid Requirements Chapter 8. Nutritional Implications of Chemotherapy
Chapter 9. Nutritional Implications of Radiation Therapy
Chapter 10. Nutritional Implications of Surgical Oncology
Chapter 11. Medical Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric Oncology
Chapter 12. Medical Nutrition Therapy in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Chapter 13. Enteral Nutrition in Adult Oncology
Chapter 14. Parenteral Nutrition in Medical or Surgical Oncology
Chapter 15. Pharmacological Management of Nutrition Impact Symptoms Associated with Cancer
Chapter 16. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chapter 17. Nutrition in Palliative Care
Chapter 18. Nutrition and the Cancer Survivor
Section 3. Clinical Nutrition Management in the Oncology Setting
Chapter 19. Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy
Chapter 20. Incorporating Research Into Oncology Practice
Appendixes
Appendix A. Tips for Managing Nutrition Impact Symptoms
Appendix B. Resources Index

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 3
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
2010 Botanicals, phytochemical
3070 Pharmacological, drug/nutrient, herbal interaction
5000 Medical nutrition therapy
5150 Cancer