Anorexia: an Eating Challenge in Palliative Care

Authors

  • Mônica Oliveira Benarroz Américas Centro de Oncologia Integrado/UnitedHealthcare Group. Departamento de Direitos Humanos, Saúde e Diversidade Cultural/Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (DIHS/Ensp/Fiocruz). Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-1489
  • Heloisa Helena Scapulatempo Centro de Referência do Idoso. São Paulo (SP), Brazil. Ambulatório Multidisciplinar Especializado no Idoso. São Paulo (SP), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-4198
  • Ernani Costa Mendes Coordenador-geral do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos (GEPCP)/DIHS/Ensp/Fiocruz. Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2489-6107
  • Ana Paula Menezes Bragança dos Santos Coordenadora-adjunta do GEPCP/DIHS/Ensp/Fiocruz. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8889-8585

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2019v65n2.98

Keywords:

Anorexia, Palliative Care, Nutrition Rehabilitation, Neoplasms, Quality of Life

Abstract

Anorexia is a symptom characterized by partial or total reduction of appetite leading to weight loss and nutritional deficiency. It can be triggered by several metabolic and immune disorders. Feeding an advanced cancer patient is a challenge due to various physiological, psychological and social factors that can be an impediment to proper protein and caloric intake.  Palliative care consists of a set of practical assistance measures for advanced cancer patients who require special care for addressing serious, chronic, degenerative, progressive, and life-threatening illnesses. Focusing on the conviction that nutritional intervention can significantly improve an advanced cancer patient's quality of life in palliative care, this article addresses the importance of debate on eating challenges in anorexia as well as highlights the dietitian’s role in multidisciplinary team.

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Published

2019-10-17

How to Cite

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Benarroz MO, Scapulatempo HH, Mendes EC, Santos APMB dos. Anorexia: an Eating Challenge in Palliative Care. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 17 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];65(2):e-11098. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/98

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 2 (2019): Apr./May/June

Section

OPINION

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