JawaPos.com – Cancer fighters or survivors who are undergoing treatment generally experience side effects, namely loss of appetite. But on the one hand, cancer sufferers still have to get good nutrition.
In a webinar with PT Kalbe Farma Tbk, Kalbe Oncology Total Solution or One Onco, provides tips for cancer patients through integrated diagnostic services, medical therapy to the community. This service is expected to help improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families.
Cancer is known as the third leading cause of death in Indonesia after heart disease and stroke, and the second leading cause of death in the world. In the early stages of development, cancer does not cause symptoms and is usually detected only when it has reached the stage
continue. This is one of the causes of the high death rate from cancer.
“In the early stages of development, cancer does not cause symptoms so many cancer patients do not realize. If it is recognized early on, the cancer is likely to be controlled, ”said a nutritionist, dr. Dedyanto Henky Saputra, M. Nutrition in a virtual statement with Nutrican, Thursday (25/2).
In general, cancer treatment is divided into local medicine and systemic treatment. Local treatment includes surgery and radiation, while systemic treatment includes
chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
Editor: Nurul Adriyana Salbiah
Reporter: Marieska Harya Virdhani