scholarly journals Research- and Practice-Based Nutrition Education and Cooking Workshops in Pediatric Oncology: Protocol for Implementation and Development of Curriculum (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Chaput ◽  
Sabrina Beaulieu-Gagnon ◽  
Véronique Bélanger ◽  
Simon Drouin ◽  
Laurence Bertout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Therapeutic Success ◽  
Research And Practice

BACKGROUND Progresses in childhood cancer treatment, diagnosis, and management have resulted in childhood cancer survival rates of over 80%. However, this therapeutic success comes with a heavy price: two-thirds of childhood cancer survivors will be affected by further complications, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Adequate nutrition during cancer treatment is essential to ensure the child’s optimal development, improve tolerance to treatments, and can contribute to lower the risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases. Side effects of cancer treatments can negatively impact children’s nutritional intake and eating behaviors. Involving the families of childhood cancer patients in educational workshops could be a promising avenue to promote healthy eating during and after cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to develop, validate, and implement a family-based nutrition education and cooking workshop curriculum in a pediatric oncology setting that addresses the nutritional issues encountered during treatments while promoting the adoption of healthy eating habits for the prevention of long-term cardiometabolic effects. METHODS The workshops were developed and validated following an 8-step iterative process, including a review of the literature and consultations with a steering committee. An evaluation tool was also developed. A nonrandomized study protocol was elaborated to implement the workshops and measure their impact. The themes of the 6 research- and practice-based lessons are as follows: meal fortification during cancer treatment, changes in taste during cancer therapy and their impact on children, adapting diet to eating-related side effects of treatments, nutritional support during cancer treatment, Mediterranean diet and health, and planning quick and economic meals. The validation process included consultations with the institution’s clinical nutrition professionals. Self-administered post questionnaires were developed according to the content of each workshop to measure short-term outcomes, namely, participants’ perception of knowledge acquisition, behavioral intention, and satisfaction. Medium-term outcomes that will be evaluated are participants’ anthropometric profile, quality of the diet, and circulating biomarkers of metabolic health. RESULTS The project was funded in 2016 and enrollment will be completed in 2021. Data analysis is currently under way and the first results are expected to be submitted for publication in 2019. CONCLUSIONS This research- and practice-based nutrition education and cooking demonstration curriculum could be a valuable complement to a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention for the prevention of long-term cardiometabolic complications in childhood cancer.

Long-term effects of childhood cancer treatment on hormonal and ultrasound markers of ovarian reserve

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
van den Berg MH ◽  
Overbeek A ◽  
Lambalk CB ◽  
Kaspers GJL ◽  
Bresters D ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Ovarian Reserve ◽  
Long Term Effects

scholarly journals Research- and Practice-Based Nutrition Education and Cooking Workshops in Pediatric Oncology: Protocol for Implementation and Development of Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Chaput ◽  
Sabrina Beaulieu-Gagnon ◽  
Véronique Bélanger ◽  
Simon Drouin ◽  
Laurence Bertout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Research And Practice

Comparison of Diet Quality for Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women

2017 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Hande Nur Onur
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Foetal Development ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Child Bearing

A woman’s nutritional status prior to and during pregnancy affects foetal development, the course of the pregnancy and her long-term health. This study aims to determine the diets of pregnant and non-pregnant women using the Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010). The study was performed on 43 non-pregnant and 25 pregnant volunteers, who had no chronic diseases, took no diet treatments and had a mean age of 23.0 ± 30.1 years. Their general features were determined through a questionnaire, dietary intake was measured by 24-hour dietary recall method, diet quality was assessed by HEI-2010 and energy and nutrient intake was calculated by the Nutrition Information System programme. The diet quality of 60.3% of the participants was found to be poor, while 39.7% was average. Although pregnant women had a slightly higher HEI-2010 score, the diet quality was low for all; hence, dieticians should provide nutrition education for all child-bearing aged women. Keywords: Diet quality, healthy eating index, pregnancy nutrition.

scholarly journals Impact of cancer support groups on childhood cancer treatment and abandonment in a private pediatric oncology centre

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
JuliusXavier Scott ◽  
Arathi Srinivasan ◽  
Khushboo Tiwari ◽  
Priya Ramachandran ◽  
Mathangi Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups ◽  
Oncology Centre

scholarly journals Parents' and Health-Care Providers' Perspectives on Side-Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment in Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 3593-3599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanus Gunawan ◽  
Emma Wolters ◽  
Josephine Van Dongen ◽  
Peter Van De Ven ◽  
Mei Sitaresmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers

CANCER TREATMENT AND CARDIOVASCULAR TOXITY: PATHOGENESIS AND ACTUAL APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF HEART FAILURE IN CANCER PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-180
Author(s):  
Andrey Obrezan ◽  
Nataliya Shcherbakova
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Baseline Risk ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Treatment Side Effects ◽  
Cardiovascular Side Effects ◽  
Life Saving

The field of cardio-oncology has received increasing attention in recent years. This is due to the fact that the results of a large number of clinical studies on antitumor therapy, covering issues treatments side effects, including associated cardiovascular pathology, are published. Advances in treatment have led to improved survival of patients with cancer, but have also increased clinical significance of treatment side effects. Myocardium, having high metabolic activity, responds to substrate and energy imbalance under the action of increasing malignancy and toxic effects of radio- or chemotherapy. Finding of baseline risk factors, timely identification of cardiovascular diseases, ability to predict the long-term consequences of cancer treatment-associated cardiovascular side effects lead to improving of the prognosis and quality of life, avoiding of over-diagnosis cardiovascular diseases and inappropriating violation of life-saving treatment of a malignant tumor.

Clinical trial enrollment and follow-up visit rates among survivors of childhood cancer.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 22-22
Author(s):  
Kelley Kennedy Hutchins ◽  
Sureyya Savasan ◽  
Ronald Thomas ◽  
Laura Strathdee ◽  
Jeffrey Warren Taub
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Age At Diagnosis ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Significant Difference

22 Background: Childhood cancer treatment outcomes have improved substantially with five-year overall survival rates reaching greater than 80%. However, survivors are at increased risk of long-term complications, and long-term follow-up (LTFU) is critical. Distance from a cancer treatment center and increased time from completion of therapy have been associated with decreased LTFU rates. We studied whether lack of enrollment in a therapeutic clinical trial may be an additional barrier to receiving LTFU care. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 353 patient records at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan enrolled in our Children’s Oncology Group (COG) registry between 1/1/05-12/31/10. All patients were ≤ 25 years of age at diagnosis.Sixty-seven patients were excluded (died prior to follow-up, n = 61; still on therapy, n = 5; insufficient information, n = 1). A total of 286 patient charts were available for analysis after exclusion. One hundred sixty-two (57%) patients were enrolled in a therapeutic clinical trial, and 124 (43%) were enrolled in a biology study alone due to lack of an open therapeutic clinical trial at the time of diagnosis. One hundred eighty-six (65%) patients were < 10 years of age at diagnosis. Results: Follow-up rates at one-, two- and five-years following completion of therapy for patients enrolled in a therapeutic clinical trial were 94.5%, 91.9% and 74%, respectively, compared to 82.9% (p = 0.002), 74% (p < 0.001) and 66% (p = 0.029) for patients not enrolled. The follow-up rate at five-years for patients who were < 10 years of age was 77.5% compared to 70.7% (p = 0.007) for patients > 10 years. There was no significant difference at one- or two-years based on age at diagnosis. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that patients enrolled in a therapeutic clinical trial have significantly superior LTFU rates compared to patients enrolled in biology studies alone. Younger age at diagnosis demonstrated a superior rate at five-years of follow-up. Our findings suggest that additional resources/strategies must be utilized to ensure better LTFU for patients not enrolled in therapeutic clinical trials.

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