Diet and Cancer
Diet and Cancer learning objectives After completing this chapter, the student should be able to: 1. List several correlations between dietary intake and can cers of specific sites. 2. Interpret dietary guidelines for the prevention of cancer. 3. Identify reasons that population correlations may not apply to subgroups or to individuals . 4. Name several factors thought to contribute to loss of appetite in cancer clients. 5. Discuss measures to increase oral intake for clients with cancer. C ancer has been known and described for thousands of years . Amazingly, one substance now linked to pre vention was used as a treatment in ancient Rome , where crushed cabbage leaves were applied to cancerous ulcers (A...