title: Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients during Treatment by Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment: a Hospital-Based Study.
abstract: Cancer patients frequently experience malnutrition. Cancer and cancer therapy effects nutritional status through alterations in the metabolic system and reduction in food intake. In the present study, fifty seven cancer patients were selected as subjects from the oncology ward of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar, India. Evaluation of nutritional status of cancer patients during treatment was carried out by scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). The findings of PG-SGA showed that 15.8% (9) were well nourished, 31.6% (18) were moderately or suspected of being malnourished and 52.6% (30) were severely malnourished. The prevalence of malnutrition was highest in lip/oral (33.33%) cancer patients. The study showed that the prevalence of malnutrition (84.2%) was high in cancer patients during treatment.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Diet and Nutritional Science, Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar, India E-mail : dibyendu.sharma@cacharcancerhospital.org.
authors.forename: Dibyendu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tapkire
authors.forename: Soumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires