Weight Loss Radiation Treatment

My treatment ended in january of 2011 and i began to really gain it back by the end of 2011.

Weight loss radiation treatment. Weight loss can also be attributable to radiation and chemotherapy side effects. In fact most people gain weight after starting the treatment for cancer which is a key sign indicating that the. That is not to say that weight loss doesn t occur.

The incidence of severe weight loss during rt was 32 7 the incidence of dehydration was 10 9 and the rate of prophylactic feeding gastrostomy tube placement was 32. To define risk factors for weight loss or dehydration during radiation therapy rt. 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.

It s one of the false impressions we ve gotten from tv and film. Most cancer patients lose weight during treatment though certain therapies particularly those for hormone driven malignancies such as breast and. These effects might be temporary and gradually go back to normal after treatment ends.

Cancer treatments can also lead to weight loss. It is simply not a given. Radiotherapy to your head and neck area can make you lose weight because you might have.

Radiation therapy to the head neck or parts of the digestive system can make you lose your appetite. Keeping my weight up during radiation was a struggle. A sore or dry mouth.

Moreover a cancer patient might not lose weight during chemotherapy or radiation. But cancer itself along with side effects from treatments such as chemotherapy radiation and surgery can significantly impact your appetite eating habits activity levels and weight. Study design and setting.