Symptoms in advanced pancreatic cancer are of importance for energy intake
| Autor: | Oddlaug Ledsaak, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, Marit S. Jordhøy, Asta Bye, Per Ole Iversen, Grete S Skjegstad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Oncology
Male medicine.medical_specialty Weight loss Cachexia Disease Disease course Low energy Food intake Internal medicine Pancreatic cancer Weight Loss medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Survival analysis Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Norway Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Onkologi: 762 [VDP] Cancer cachexia Middle Aged medicine.disease Survival Analysis Diet VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Onkologi: 762 Pancreatic Neoplasms Endocrinology Symptoms Female medicine.symptom Symptom Assessment business Energy Intake |
| Zdroj: | Supportive Care in Cancer |
| Popis: | Purpose Cancer cachexia and low energy intake (EI) probably contribute to weight loss in advanced pancreatic cancer (PC). However, little is known about the actual EI in this disease. Aims were to assess EI, weight loss and symptoms during the disease course and investigate associations between symptoms and EI. Methods Thirty-nine patients (21 males) with advanced PC were consecutively included and followed every 4 weeks until the end of life. A 24-h dietary recall was used to assess EI. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) and the PC-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-PAN26) were used for symptom assessment. Results Median age was 62 years (48–88), WHO performance status 1 (0–2) and survival 5 months (1–25). Seventeen (44 %) patients had unresectable cancer, 16 (41 %) metastatic and six (15 %) recurrent disease. Upon inclusion, 37 (95 %) reported weight loss (median 4.0 kg per month). During follow-up, median weight loss per month was |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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