HN-00520025_Evaluation of The Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients Admitted to Oncology Unit of Shahid Jalil Hospital in Yasuj, 2019

Introduction: Cancer can affect nutritional status of patients which could exacerbate the related complications and subsequently counteract the treatment efficiency. Cancer related malnutrition is one of the most common complications among these patients.Methodology: This research aimed at evaluation of nutritional status of cancer patients by MUST questionnaire. Considering ethical issues in data collection (IR.YUMS.REC.1398.004), this work was conducted as a descriptive cross-sectional study on 71 cancer patients admitted to oncology unit of shahid jalil hospital in yasuj, by census sampling method, from April 22 to Maye 22, 2019.Results: Among the considered patients, 38 (53.5%) were male and 33 (46.5%) were female whit the mean age of 55.181 ± 15.10. Patients category according to the malnutrition risk was as follow: 27(38%) low risk, 20(28.2%) moderate risk and 24 (33.8%) had sever risk, which indicates unfavorable nutritional status of cancer patients.Conclusion: Assessment of the nutritional status of cancer patients at the time of diagnosis and implement early nutritional intervention as part of each person s treatment plan to improve nutritional status and control and treatment of cancer-related complications, in particular, dietary complications, which can strongly affect patient s quality of life is crucial.

Keywords:

cancer , malnutrition , nutritional status , must