Abstract
Weight loss in cancer occurs both through disease and treatment. The objective was to evaluate the nutritional knowledge of cancer patients and their nutritional status. This was an observational, descriptive study of 50 cancer patients, over 19 years old, admitted to a public hospital in the interior of São Paulo. Nutritional knowledge, anthropometric profile and weight loss were evaluated. For data analysis, the frequencies, mean and standard deviation of continuous variables were calculated and presented in the form of tables, charts and graphs of sectors. 44% of the patients had severe weight loss before the diagnosis of the disease until the moment of the research and a greater weight loss was evident in those patients who presented medium and low nutritional knowledge. It is necessary to creat nutritional education actions aimed at improving knowledge and eating behavior, in order to clarify doubts and improve their nutritional status.
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