Knowledge of pathophysiology of digestive diseases
Relationship between food nutrition and gastrointestinal function
Knowledge of food adverse effects
therapeutic use of food
Students will have to describe the main mechanisms underlying cancer pathogenesis and will have to define the appropriate procedures required for the correct evaluation of cancer patients. Description of the current methodologies used to evaluate the nutritional status of neoplastic patients will also be required, in order to promptly recognize an initial malnutrition or a more serious cachexia. Students will also have to distinguish patients that should receive enteral nutrition from those that will require parenteral nutrition. Finally, nausea and vomiting induced by conventional chemotherapeutic drugs [CINV] will be discussed in great detail.
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to identify mechanisms underlying genesis and progression of digestive cancers and how they can be targeted by nutrition; recognize nutritional requirements of gastrointestinal oncology patients and provide them with nutritional advice.
lectures
Frontal Teaching and Interactive Discussions.
Frontal lessons.
Gastrointestinal symptoms and syndromes . GERD and peptic disease . Malabsorption syndromes and celiac disease . alcohol-related diseases. Pancreatic failure. Effects of malnutrition: anaemia Deficiency Syndromes. Intestinal diseases. Diseases of the liver and liver failure. Food adverse effects. Microbiome. Food allergies and intolerances Dietary supplements and food additives
Tumor Biology
Diet and Cancer Prevention
· Eating Risk Factors for the Most Common Forms of Cancer
· Correct Diet and Cancer Prevention
Diet Management in Cancer Patients
· Nutritional Status Evaluation in Cancer Patients
Nutrition Principles During and After Cancer Treatments
· Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Conventional Chemotherapeutic Drugs [CINV]
· Enteral Nutrition
· Parenteral Nutrition
· Artificial Nutrition in Cancer Outpatients
During the lectures the following arguments will be discussed:
Manual Harrison's Internal medicina
Notes provided during the lectures.