00:00Yes, in fact, the problem of malnutrition, that is involuntary weight loss in most oncological diseases is a relevant problem,
00:16although there is not much talk about it. There is not much awareness of the clinical consequences of this weight loss.
00:24Weight loss is linked to the presence of the disease, but also, and this is a rather peculiar case of oncological disease,
00:31to the same treatments that can interfere with normal nutrition or with the absorption of nutrients.
00:38So the problem exists, even if it is represented differently depending on the type of tumor.
00:44There are some patients with, for example, gastroenteric tract tumors, who are subject to a strong weight loss and also muscle mass.
00:53And there are other patients who, on the other hand, with other types of neoplasia, suffer less the effects of neoplasia.
01:00However, during the course of chemotherapy, one can witness a weight loss linked to the presence of nausea,
01:07of symptoms that interfere with normal nutrition.
01:12Preventing weight loss and muscle mass loss, which then means loss of function,
01:18loss of ability to perform normal daily functions, is possible,
01:23provided that, however, the awareness of the problem increases within the medical class and the healthcare workers
01:30who deal with the care of the oncological patient.
01:35The early interception of the mechanisms that interfere with normal nutrition and therefore determine weight loss is fundamental.
01:45Therefore, it is important that the oncological patient is taken care of from a metabolic and nutritional point of view
01:53from the beginning of his illness, that is, from the moment of diagnosis.
01:58For some people, at that moment, there will be nothing to do.
02:01For others, on the other hand, it may be necessary from that moment on to start a nutritional therapy
02:07that can allow the patient to deal with the therapeutic process in an optimal way.
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