Changes in taste and food preferences in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a pilot study.
Yeon-Hee KimGun Min KimSungtaek SonMina SongSangun ParkHyun Cheol ChungSeung-Min LeePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Sensitivities to sweet, salty, and sour but not bitter tastes differed between BC patients and CTRL. During treatment, sweet taste sensitivity increased while other tastes were unaffected. BC patients preferred mild/soft dishes over fried and sweetened dishes compared to CTRL. Our findings may contribute to developing dishes for breast cancer patients to increase food intake and thereby lower the risk of malnutrition.