NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND RELATED FACTORS OF OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMICAL TREATMENT AT THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CANCER HOSPITAL IN 2023 – 2024

Việt Bách Hoàng, Thị Phúc Thịnh Đào, Văn Bình Phạm, Thị Hương Lê

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Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and related factos of ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital in 2023 – 2024. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 159 ovarian cancer patients at Noi 5 and Noi 6 at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital. Results: Research showed that 44.7% of patients are at risk of malnutrition, of which 34.6% of patients are at risk of moderate malnutrition (PG- SGA B) and 10.1% of patients are at risk of severe malnutrition (PG- SGA C). According to BMI, the proportion of patients with malnutrition is 10.7% and 8.8% of patients are overweight or obese. When assessing nutritional status according to the PG-SGA tool, research results showed that patients with weight loss within 6 months had a higher risk of malnutrition than those who maintained weight with OR = 3.6 (1.2 – 10.7) in the <10% weight loss group and OR = 6.9 (1.3 – 36.1) in the ≥ 10% weight loss group. Conclusion: Malnutrition in ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is relatively common. Therefore, it is necessary to have appropriate long – term nutritional intervention strategies to maintain weight and minimize the risk of malnutrition for patients.

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