Dietary perceptions and beliefs among families with children undergoing therapy for cancer

• Main Authors: Sidharth Totadri (Author), Venkatraman Radhakrishnan (Author), Harshvardhan Atreya (Author), Praveen Kumar Shenoy (Author), Prasanth Ganesan (Author), Trivadi S. Ganesan (Author), Tenali Gnana Sagar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Malnutrition is associated with inferior survival and increased chemotherapy toxicity. The present study was conducted to evaluate the level of knowledge regarding nutrition and prevalent misconceptions about diet in families with children undergoing therapy for cancer. Procedure: Mother...