Mymensingh

Cancer patients often face malnutrition, which can worsen their quality of life, increase health complications, and reduce the effectiveness of treatments. This study focuses on assessing how dietary and palliative care consultations affect the quality of life, performance status, and nutritional health of cancer patients in Bangladesh. There is a need for detailed research in this area within this population, as prior studies mainly involve Western populations. The study compares two groups of cancer patients receiving standard treatment. One group will receive nutrition and palliative care counseling based on ESPEN practical guidelines, including consultations with a dietitian and a palliative care physician. The other group will not receive this consultation. These interventions aim to address patient needs and improve health outcomes related to nutrition and palliative care. Participants will be observed through three surveys: a baseline and two follow-ups over the subsequent months. Data collection tools include the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ C30), the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) to evaluate nutritional status, and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group's (ECOG) scale to measure performance status. The main outcome measured is the PG-SGA scale from enrollment to the end of the 10-week intervention period.