Patients treated for cancer nowadays have many means of information and tend to become more and more involved in their health. The interest of a therapeutic fast with detoxifying or even curative properties, with a specific indication for cancer patients treated by chemotherapy, is nowadays relayed by the media. To date, there are no studies conducted on the scope of this information in cancer patients or on the attitudes of oncologists towards this practice and possible positioning requests from patients. We hypothesize that the choice of this practice and its modalities are rarely discussed with oncologists, although it may have deleterious repercussions on the patient's health. We propose a research based on the principles of sociological intervention. Its objectives are a first review of the issue and the establishment of a joint working group, including patients, carers and researchers, which will propose solutions to improve the patient/carer dialogue on this issue.
Patients treated for cancer nowadays have many means of information and tend to become more and more involved in their health. The interest of a therapeutic fast with detoxifying or even curative properties, with a specific indication for cancer patients treated by chemotherapy, is nowadays relayed by the media. To date, there are no studies conducted on the scope of this information in cancer patients or on the attitudes of oncologists towards this practice and possible positioning requests from patients. We hypothesize that the choice of this practice and its modalities are rarely discussed with oncologists, although it may have deleterious repercussions on the patient's health. We propose a research based on the principles of sociological intervention. Its objectives are a first review of the issue and the establishment of a joint working group, including patients, carers and researchers, which will propose solutions to improve the patient/carer dialogue on this issue.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
The questionnaire focuses on the dietary practices of patients treated with chemotherapy. It consists of 35 questions, completing an average of 20 minutes. Interviews will be conducted with patients who have changed their diet since the beginning of their treatment in order to further develop the results of the quantitative survey.
Institut de Cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
Number of patients who voluntarily changed their eating habits
Number of patients who voluntarily changed their eating habits will be reported
Time frame: 1 year
Number of patients on therapeutic fasting or restrictive diet during chemotherapy treatment
Number of patients on therapeutic fasting or restrictive diet during chemotherapy treatment will be reported
Time frame: 1 year
Number of patients using complementary or alternative medicines
Number of patients using complementary or alternative medicines will be reported
Time frame: 1 year
Number of patients discussing these different practices with their oncologist
Number of patients discussing these different practices with their oncologist will be reported
Time frame: 1 year
Number of patients discussing these different practices with other caregivers
Number of patients discussing these different practices with other caregivers will be reported
Time frame: 1 year
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