Weight Loss Radiation Treatment

There are many causes of unexplained weight loss.

Weight loss radiation treatment. Difficulty swallowing due to soreness or swelling in your throat. It s one of the false impressions we ve gotten from tv and film. To define risk factors for weight loss or dehydration during radiation therapy rt.

In fact most people gain weight after starting the treatment for cancer which is a key sign indicating that the. It is simply not a given. After radiation i put myself on a diet and lost the 8 pounds and an additional 20 pounds.

But it s important to keep eating a healthy diet while you re having treatment to keep your. Retrospective chart review academic tertiary care center. Where the character with cancer almost always ends up looking emaciated and frail.

My radiation onc also said that the radiation really boosts your metabolism during treatment as well adding to even more weight loss and it takes the radiation a few weeks to totally be eliminated from your body. Most cancer patients lose weight during treatment though certain therapies particularly those for hormone driven malignancies such as breast and. I m still over weight.

Moreover a cancer patient might not lose weight during chemotherapy or radiation. The weight loss post radiation was intentional. Radiotherapy to your head and neck area can make you lose weight because you might have.

These effects might be temporary and gradually go back to normal after treatment ends. Keeping my weight up during radiation was a struggle. A sore or dry mouth.