HKSH Dietitians Advocate Effective Cancer Diet Strategies to Prevent Malnutrition

About 25 percent cancer patients suffered from malnutrition on moderate to severe levels, with a weight loss of 5% to over 10% during treatment period, a screening by Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital has found. The screening, conducted by the Hospital’s Department of Dietetics on 203 patients receiving treatment at the Hospital’s Comprehensive Oncology Centre between November 2018 and March 2020, was the first such screening in Hong Kong using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM). The patients were receiving treatments including chemotherapy, target therapy and immunotherapy at the time they were screened.