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August 27, 2021
Conversations with Patients and Caregivers Recorded for the 6th Cancer Cachexia Conference – August 27-29, 2021
Co-Chairs: R. Thomas Jagoe, MD – McGill University, Canada Martin Kochanczyk, PhD – Pattern Bioscience, USA
Panelists: Richard Dunne, MD, University of Rochester, USA – Medical oncologist assessing physical activity Monica P. Parmar, RN, PhD(c), McGill University, Canada – Nurse in cancer nutrition rehabilitation Eric Roeland, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, USA – Medical oncologist treating symptoms of cancer therapies Christina Van Der Borch, P.Dt, McGill University, Canada – Dietitian in cancer nutrition rehabilitation
The questions for this session were generated directly from patients. To make it easier to navigate through the video, below are timestamps for each question asked.
03:54 - Panelist introductions 08:25 - Question 1: Are there any recommended ways for cachexia patients to put on weight? 12:51 - Question 2: Is it okay to eat unhealthy foods in the attempt to eat more in general? 17:30 - Question 3: How can strength and activity be maintained during cachexia? 25:45 - Question 4: How do caretakers balance helping patients eat without causing anxiety around eating? 34:00 - Question 5: Are there strategies for talking about intimacy between partners when one is experiencing cachexia? 39:50 - Question 6: Is it true that to treat cachexia and weightloss in general, the cancer has to be cured? 50:45 - Question 7: Are there ways to measure cachexia interventions for pediatric cancer patients? 57:15 - Question 8: How can the effects of treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) be distinguished from the effects of cachexia?
