ArticleNutrients2019
Chemosensory Changes from Cancer Treatment and Their Effects on Patients' Food Behavior: A Scoping Review.
Article in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07317752 (Incidenza Della Disgeusia Nei Pazienti Affetti da Carcinoma Mammario in Trattamento Chemioterapico), which is not on this map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Incidenza Della Disgeusia Nei Pazienti Affetti da Carcinoma Mammario in Trattamento Chemioterapico: Uno Studio Pilota Prospettico
Who cites it
38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Personality traits are associated with the development and severity of chemosensory alterations during chemotherapy: a longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Progressive deterioration in dietary intake and nutritional risk during oncological treatment in children with solid tumors: a prospective longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Feasibility of the new dry taste assessment method TASENS in older adults: a pilot study in two European countries.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Education Is Treatment: Integrating Chemosensory Dysfunction Education in Oncology Care.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Life satisfaction among cancer survivors with and without smell and taste dysfunction: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Dynamic Network Analysis of Symptom Profiles and Their Expected Impact on Patients with Colorectal Cancer Receiving Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Taste alterations in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: an observational study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Life Satisfaction Among Cancer Survivors With and Without Smell and Taste Dysfunction: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Buccodental Toxicities Induced by Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients Diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma-A Literature Review.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Psychological experience of discharge readiness in head and neck cancer patients undergoing particle radiotherapy: A qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Nutrition Security During Cancer: A Qualitative Investigation Among Patients With Cancer on Active Treatment From an Area of Persistent Poverty.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Developing and regenerating a sense of taste.Current topics in developmental biology · 2025Review
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- Taste and Smell Alterations (TSAs) in Cancer Patients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Using Cooking Schools to Improve the Pleasure of Food and Cooking in Patients Experiencing Smell Loss.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Investigating oral somatosensory perception and oral symptoms of head and neck cancer patients: insights on eating behaviour.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- Acute Taste Dysfunction in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients after Transoral Robotic Surgery.The Laryngoscope · 2023Article
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Abstract
Individuals undergoing treatment for cancer can experience changes in taste or smell that are often assumed to affect constructs related to food behavior, although this relationship is rarely measured directly. To ascertain the extent to which measured changes in taste and smell during and after cancer treatment affect food behavior, we conducted a scoping review and completed a comparative analysis for studies that met our criteria, which were: they directly measured cancer patients' (a) psychophysical response to taste and/or olfactory stimuli, and (b) food behavior (including food enjoyment, food preference, dietary intake) in people affected by cancer. Eleven studies met these criteria and were included in the review. All 11 studies evaluated taste and five also measured smell. A comparative analysis exploring taste and food behavior shows that a reduced sweet taste function (decreased sensitivity) was associated with a reduced intake of a variety of different macro and micro nutrients, reduced appetite, and overall lower energy intake. One out of six studies that measured smell and food measured observed changes in olfactory function following cancer treatment. There were no significant relationships reported between olfactory measures and food behavior. Taste changes that arise from cancer treatment appear to have a direct effect on food behavior, although there is a need for more research using standardized measures and larger sample sizes. A better understanding of taste alterations and their implications for dietary intake and food enjoyment will support optimal nutritional health by identifying strategies to help patients eat well during and after cancer treatment.
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