Modifications of taste sensitivity in cancer patients: a method for the evaluations of dysgeusia.

Sofia PugnaloniArianna VigniniFrancesca BorroniJacopo SabbatinelliSonila AliaMara FabriMarina TausLaura MazzantiRossana Berardi

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

Coping strategies regarding subjective taste impairment should be provided since alterations in taste sensitivity influence food preferences and appetite. Clinicians could thus have the potential to underpin changes in dietary intake and consequently in nutritional status; understanding the extent of the contribution of each taste would help in the development of effective interventions in future. Consequently, patients can adopt appropriate appetizing strategies and, based on that, change their feeding habits.

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