MNVO091p Nutrition in oncology

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Miroslav Tomíška, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Štěpán Tuček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Miroslav Tomíška, CSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Wed 20. 9. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 27. 9. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 4. 10. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 11. 10. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 18. 10. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 25. 10. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 1. 11. 15:00–16:40 A20/207, Wed 8. 11. 14:00–15:40 A21/107, Wed 15. 11. 14:00–15:40 A21/107, Wed 22. 11. 14:00–15:40 A21/107, Wed 29. 11. 14:00–15:40 A21/107, Wed 6. 12. 14:00–15:40 A21/107, Wed 13. 12. 14:00–15:40 A21/107, Wed 20. 12. 14:00–15:40 A21/107
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge of clinical nutrition needed to provide specialized nutritional care in adults with cancer.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to use information about basic principles of nutrition and carcinogenesis interaction in patient education and cancer prevention. The student will know the anticancer treatment, its types according to the treatment method, the principles of nutritional care, undesirable effects of anticancer treatment and their influence, nutritional measures during or after the treatment of cancer diseases, the most common dietary adjustments in anticancer treatment.
Syllabus
  • Cancer and its treatment, basic terms. Remission, relapse, progression. Curative, symptomatic, palliative treatment. Prognosis of cancer. Statistics of cancer treatment results. Examination methods in oncology. Biopsy, ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET, tumor markers. Laboratory examinations, normal and pathological values ​​of basic examinations. Laboratory examination of nutritional parameters. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Targeted biological treatment. Side effects of cancer treatment. Nausea and vomiting. Diarrhea. Gastrointestinal mucositis. Reduction of hematopoiesis. Infectious complications. Nutritional problems in cancer treatment. Examination of nutritional status of cancer patient Psychological problems in cancer. Anorexia and cachexia syndrome Principles of nutritional support in tumor anorexia and cachexia Pharmacological treatment of tumor cachexia. Oral nutritional intervention in cancer. Dietary recommendations in cancer. Sipping. Special preparations for sipping. Nutritional support in perioperative period, in chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Nutritional support in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Parenteral nutritional support in oncology. Probe enteral nutrition in cancer patients. Gastrostomy and jejunostomy for nutrition. Enteral nutrition preparations for cancer patients Nutritional support in advanced cancer. Nutrition in palliative care.
Literature
    required literature
  • TOMÍŠKA, Miroslav. Výživa onkologických pacientů. První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2018, 743 stran. ISBN 9788020440648. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2024.
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