The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Overview

Added text to state that evidence-based recommendations have been published describing various approaches to the problems of cancer-related fatigue, anorexia, depression, and dyspnea (cited Dy et al. as reference 12).

Tumor-Induced Effects on Nutritional Status

Added text on the management of cachexia (cited Mantovani et al. as reference 14).

Other Nutrition Issues

Added Parsons et al. as reference 36.

Added text to state that when comparing the dietary intake of breast cancer survivors in Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white women, one study found more similarities than differences (cited Hernández-Valero et al. as reference 41).

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