Oncology Nutrition

Nutrition is an important component of comprehensive cancer care, supporting patients before, during, and after treatment. Cancer and its treatments can significantly affect appetite, nutritional status, metabolism, body composition, and the ability to maintain adequate intake.

This course provides a structured foundation in oncology nutrition, with emphasis on nutritional assessment, malnutrition, cancer cachexia, treatment-related nutrition problems, symptom management, dietary support, and survivorship.

Participants will learn how to identify nutritional risks, understand common nutrition-related complications of cancer and its treatment, and contribute effectively to multidisciplinary nutritional care while recognising when specialist dietetic or medical referral is required.