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HAN Awareness Week: 5-11 August 2019 Patient Organisation for Ireland?
HAN Awareness Week 5 – 11 August 2019 PATIENT ORGANISATION FOR IRELAND? We want to hear from patients and carers It is Home Artificial Nutrition awareness week from 5th
Why dietary advice is a critical part of cancer care
Patients who lose weight have lower survival rates yet very few are given nutritional information and support Director of the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Niamh Rice presents
Food for life: Nutrition as a key treatment for cancer patients
‘I’ve been poked and prodded but no one has seen me about my diet,’ one cancer patient tells Feelgood. Another, a multiple myeloma patient who lost 12kg, said patients should,
Majority of cancer patients in Ireland don’t see a dietitian as part of treatment
Three out of five cancer patients don’t see a dietitian as part of their treatment, yet the affects of malnutrition is a contributing factor in the death in two out
Healthy Eating for Cancer Survivors Cookbook
UCC in collaboration with Breakthrough Cancer Research are delighted to launch their latest free cookbook for cancer patients ‘Healthy Eating for Cancer Survivors’. The book is a similar size to
Calls for more dietitians to support cancer patients
New research has identified a major gap in nutritional support for cancer patients, with more than a third reporting unintentional weight loss, which can lead to poorer outcomes. The survey
One in three cancer patients losing weight gets no nutritional advice
One in three cancer patients with weight loss are never seen by a dietitian or provided with nutritional advice, according to a new study. Almost one in two cancer patients
WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK: Consultation on National Clinical Guideline Nutrition Screening and use of oral nutrition support for adults in the acute care setting
We would like to hear your views on the proposed guideline and how we can ensure the objectives of the guideline are achieved. The guideline will apply to adults admitted
IrSPEN Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Project 2018
IrSPEN Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Project in Human Nutrition and Dietetics TCD/DIT Joint Degree Antje von der Schulenburg, BSc (Hons), was awarded the IrSPEN prize for Best Overall Research
