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Malnutrition has serious impacts for Veterans with cancer. It increases risk for cancer treatment intolerance and decreases quality of life. Despite this many cancer centers across VHA aren’t adequately staffed with dietitians. My clinical work includes providing nutrition education and support to Veterans with cancer during and after cancer treatment. My research interests include nutrition staffing adequacy in cancer centers, head and neck cancer, nutrition support, the gut microbiome, and body composition in cancer patients.
| Sweazea KL, Johnston CS, Ricklefs KD, Petersen KN. Almond supplementation in the absence of dietary advice significantly reduces C-reactive protein in subjects with type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Functional Foods. 2014:10, 252-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2014.06.024 |
| Al Quaisi M, Gerkin R, Cobb L, Chew M, Petersen K, Nanda R Natural history of Percutaneous Enteral Gastrostomy tube in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis-DDW 2019 San Diego (Su 2028), Gastroenterology, 2019 156 (6) Supp 1-S-695 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5085(19)38660-3 |
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