Breast Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The support by the nurse using the brochure about the taste alteration
Usually support care by the nurse
Sponsors
Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.The women who were diagnosed as breast cancer newly. 2.20 years of age or over. 3.The patients who receive chemotherapy ( anthracyclines and taxanes)before or after operation. 4.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 1. 5.The patients who do not have taste alteration and oral complication or dysphagia. 6.The patients who agree with the study and do not have communication disorder.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.The patients stage 4 with advanced breast cancer or the patients recurrent with breast cancer. 2.The patients who received chemotherapy previously because of cancer treatment. 3.The patients who received radiotherapy to oral cavity or salivary gland previously. 4.The patients who had operation to oral cavity previously. 5.The patients who take a medicine which contains zinc currently or previously because of taste alteration. 6.The patients with serious renal disease(more than serum Cr 2.0mg/dL), or receive dialysis. 7.The patients with serious liver disease. 8.The patients with hepatic disorder, mental disorder, an oral cavity malignant tumor and the diabetes. 9.The patients who have already taken a supplement which contains zinc or a medicine which contains zinc. 10.Patients who are excluded by the doctor's judgment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The satisfaction level of the diet by the taste alteration | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSanae Asano
Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences Department of Health Care for Adults
Outcome results
None listed