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I got this in my in-box this week in a Cancer Compass newsletter that I get.

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Most Cancer Patients Not Getting Needed Nutrition Support

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Only 30 percent of cancer patients are offered nutrition guidance, according

to an online poll conducted on CancerCompass.com, an online cancer

community. More than 600 cancer patients responded to the poll that asked

them, " While undergoing cancer treatment, which of the following

complementary therapies did your treating facility offer? " Services included

acupuncture, nutritional advice, naturopathic services, mind-body medicine,

physical therapy, spiritual wellness and family counseling. Fifty-three

percent of respondents were offered no complementary services at all.

According to Dr. Edgar Staren, senior vice president of clinical affairs and

chief medical officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, " The lack of

attention to treating the whole person among cancer patients has been a

shortcoming in cancer treatment for a long time. While often effective, too

many hospitals choose only to cut, poison or blast away at tumors with not

enough attention paid to how treatments affect a patient's quality of life

or even their survival. In many cases, patients may suffer because of side

effects and complications caused by treatment practices with little

consideration for the well-being of the whole person. " A December 2005

report published by the National Cancer Institute stated that as many as 40

percent of cancer deaths are caused by malnutrition.

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