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

Authors :: Tenali Gnana Sagar
Trivadi S. Ganesan
Praveen Kumar Shenoy
Prasanth Ganesan
Harshvardhan Atreya
Sidharth Totadri
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
Source :: Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 25-28 (2017)
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2017.
Abstract: 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: Mothers of children

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