Feeding the Veterinary Cancer Patient
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Feeding the Veterinary Cancer Patient (NC2023)
45 minute video - Certificated at 1 hour of CPD
Adequate nutritional management can influence a cancer patient’s remission time, survival time, and quality of life. This session will begin by outlining the current research available surrounding cancer nutrition in both veterinary and human oncology patients.
The nutritional management of veterinary cancer patients should be specific to each patient based on nutritional needs and cancer diagnosis. Many cancer patients are also geriatric patients and therefore often have pre-existing co-morbidities that should be taken into consideration. The second part of this lecture will outline nutritional considerations in veterinary cancer patients and the veterinary nurse’s role in assessing patient’s nutrition.