Banca de DEFESA: GABRIELLE CELESTINO LIMA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : GABRIELLE CELESTINO LIMA
DATE: 09/06/2022
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/xxu-gbkt-vok
TITLE:

NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER

KEY WORDS:

Oncology. Childhood Cancer. Anthropometry. Nutritional assessment. Children. Adolescents.

PAGES: 65
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Nutrição
SUMMARY:

Children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer are at high risk of malnutrition. Although research reporting the occurrence of overweight in these patients is scarce, it is common that excessive weight gain occurs in some phases of antineoplastic treatment. Currently, there is no "standard other" method that best assesses the nutritional status of these patients. Knowing that malnutrition and overweight may affect tolerance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, increase the risk of comorbidities, and influence overall survival, it is essential that the nutritional status of these patients be evaluated, and that nutritional intervention be immediate, contributing to improve the prognosis and quality of life of this public. Aiming to contribute to the discussion of the problem, this dissertation is divided into two parts, a literature review chapter on childhood cancer, nutritional status, food and nutritional security in this population and the second part is a results article referring to the cross-sectional study that evaluated the nutritional status of pediatric oncology patients inserted in a support home in Maceió - Alagoas. The results showed that the nutritional status of the participants was mostly eutrophic. However, we found cases of malnutrition in all age groups, both for underweight and overweight, serving as an alert to the need for early and individualized nutritional intervention among patients, enabling a better prognosis and adequate response to treatment.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 3357786 - MONICA LOPES DE ASSUNCAO
Interno - 1120877 - HAROLDO DA SILVA FERREIRA
Externa à Instituição - MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO CARNEIRO PESSOA DE SANTANA - UNCISAL