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Diet and Cancer

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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...