Taste-taste associations in chemotherapy-induced subjective taste alterations: findings from a questionnaire survey in an outpatient clinic.

Nami ObayashiMakoto SugitaTomoaki ShintaniHiromi NishiToshinori AndoMikihito KajiyaHiroyuki KawaguchiHiroki OhgeMariko Naito

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)

This study suggests that changes in subjective sensitivities to one basic taste during chemotherapy may be accompanied by changes in other tastes in specific combinations. Considering taste associations in dietary guidance may help improve the nutritional status of cancer patients experiencing taste alterations due to chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

chemotherapy induced
primary care
cross sectional
physical activity
radiation therapy