Tình trạng dinh dưỡng và thói quen ăn uống của người bệnh ung thư vòm mũi họng điều trị hóa – xạ trị tại Bệnh viện Tai Mũi Họng Trung ương năm 2023

Evaluation of nutritional status and eating habits of nasopharyngeal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at national otorhinorarynology hospital of vietnam in 2023. Subjects and research methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study of 30 patients with nasopharyngeal cancer treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Results: 60% of patients are classified as malnourished according to BMI classification. 86.7% of patients were at risk of malnutrition according to PG-SGA (70% PG-SGA C and 16.7% PG-SGA B). The rate of malnutrition according to PG-SGA in patients who had chemotherapy and radiotherapy for more than 30 days was higher than the group for 30 days (p<0.05). Most patients have the habit of smoking, drinking alcohol, eating less white meat, eating red meat, processed meat, fatty/oily foods, eating salty foods, and rarely consuming green vegetables and fruits. Conclusion: High rate of malnutrition patients, malnutrition risk according to BMI and PG-SGA. The time of most recent chemotherapy has an impact on TTDD according to PG-SGA. Most patients have many eating habits that are harmful to the disease.