Ayse  G?nes-Bay?r,Ecem  Ortasar?,Mahmut  G?m??,
A comparison study of dietary and physical activity habits among cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Clinical Oncology and Research
2019
2613-4942
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.COR.2019.01.08
https://www.sciencerepository.org/a-comparison-study-of-dietary-and-physical-activity-habits-among-cancer-patients-treated-with-chemotherapy-and-radiotherapy_COR-2019-1-108 
Abstract: Objective: Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the World. At the same time,
the number of receiving treatment for cancer cannot be underestimated. Today, the most common therapies
in cancer treatment are chemo- and radiotherapy which affect differently the patients’ daily life because of
their side effects. It is important to minimize these side effects during and after the therapy. Some researches
revealed that adequate and balanced nutrition can improve the patients’ quality of life whereas the guidelines
for cancer recommend highly regular physical activity. Thus, we aimed to compare dietary and physical
activity habits in patients receiving two different therapies.
Design, setting, subjects: To collect the data, the questionnaire was used including socio-demographic
data, cancer types, anthropometric measurements, dietary and physical activity habits. Sixty-six
chemotherapy and 66 radiotherapy patients participated in this study.
Results: Most preferred food groups in chemotherapy patients was “fruits and vegetables” (76%; n = 50)
and in radiotherapy patients was “meat, poultry and fish” (71%; n = 47). Median daily water consumption
was 1.8 liters in chemotherapy patients and 1.4 liters in radiotherapy patients. Both groups were skipped
meals due to lack of appetite. Forty eight percent of chemotherapy patients (n = 32) and 34% radiotherapy
patients (n = 23) were being physically active regularly. Just 17 chemotherapy and 10 radiotherapy patients
did physical activities every day.
Conclusion: Consequently, the both group of patients may get professional support for physical activity
and diet from medical expertsKeywords: Cancer patients, dietary habits, physical activity habits, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, clinical, comparison, lifestyle habits