From: Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet].
Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); 2002-.
NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Table 3. Treatment-Induced Effects on Nutrition Statusa
| Effect | Treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemotherapy | Radiation Therapy | Biotherapy | Hormone Therapy | Surgery | |
| Dysphagia | X | X | |||
| Xerostomia | X | X | |||
| Mucositis | X | X | |||
| Taste changes | X | X | |||
| Early satiety | X | X | |||
| Nausea/vomiting | X | X | X | X | X |
| Diarrhea | X | X | X | X | |
| Constipation | X | X | X | X | |
| Anorexia/weight loss | X | X | X | ||
| Weight gain | X | ||||