Proceso de atención nutricional en paciente femenina de 56 años con cáncer.

Stomach cancer is considered one of the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The most common symptoms of stomach cancer fall on bleeding, pain at the epigastrium level, anorexia and dyspepsia, however, the order of symptoms can vary according to each organism and the stage of the cancer. During this study where the nutritional approach will be detailed and in a 57-year-old female patient with stomach cancer where the application of the nutritional care process will be focused to improve the quality of life, avoiding future complications towards their health. Nutritional care through anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary evaluation was possible to verify abnormalities at the nutritional level such as severe weight loss, malnutrition at the level of muscle mass, edematization in the lower extremities due to a low intake of albumin. Within the dietary factors, it has not been possible to specify exactly the direct relationship of certain foods; however, there are two types of dietary components that are considered important in the genesis of cancer which are the exaggerated consumption of preserved foods, those that contain nitrates and nitrites, as well as a significant amount of salt. Some aromatic, polycyclic elements are also considered carcinogenic elements and the lack of refrigeration would have to do with fermentation processes. (Barboza, 2016).

• Autore principale: Izquierdo Basantes, Gerson Alejandro (author)
• Natura: bachelorThesis
• Pubblicazione: 2022
• Soggetti: Desnutrición; Cáncer; Edematización; Albumina; Epigastrio
• Accesso online: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/12807