Oncology dietitian. Opinions are my own.
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Excited to be in Amsterdam at the ECHNO 2025 to present my work on Sarcopenia risk and changes to nutritional intake during oncological treatment
#sarcopeniarisk #headandneckcancer
Great morning yesterday presenting at the amazing Guy's and St Thomas' CHANT (community head and neck team) study day, on the importance of collecting outcome measures to assess muscle in Dietetic practice
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@DrCarlaPrado taking us through the pros and cons of #bodycomposition methods, with #calfcircumference being a simple predictor of #mortality risk @AuSPENfeed
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Good summary of cancer cachexia. Think malnutrition with inflammation within the GLIM criteria is a good way of defining it. @BDA_Oncology @nigps
Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome characterised by tissue loss, decreased appetite, fatigue, and reduced activity in patients with cancer.
This article provides a clinical update drawing on contemporary research and guidelines
🔗 bmj.com/content/387/bmj-2024…
The Royal Parks Half today with my amazing friend Niamh.
We were running for MNDa in memory of my beautiful mum. If you can spare anything for this incredible charity please click on the link:
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3 weeks to go until I run the Royal Parks Half marathon, in memory of my beautiful mum. Any donations are so appreciated, no matter how big or small. If you can spare anything, please click on the link to donate. justgiving.com/page/alysia-b…
Less than 8 weeks to go! Im running in memory of my beautiful mum who passed away from MND. Any donations no matter how small are greatly appreciated, thankyou 💓
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Every day, over 34 people in the UK are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, growing 30% per decade. Only 13% catch it early. Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK urges political parties to back a long-term cancer strategy for better outcomes. #OneCancerVoice
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📢 New paper: Multimorbidity and the risk of malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia in adults with cancer in the UK Biobank @JCSM_cachexia
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Multimorbidity was associated with increased odds of having malnutrition and (pre-)frailty and should be evaluated during nutritional and screening and assessment to support risk stratification.
Thanks to @NicoleKKiss leadership! @daly_prof @LindaDenehy
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Great to see a dietitian on the @BAHNOOfficial head & neck MDT panel!
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Thank you for our recipe book @SxCancerFund . Looking forward to trying recipes with our H&N pts. Baba ganoush, tzatziki, coconut & lentil soup, tofu & noodle soup, peanut butter chicken, dauphinoise potato, hummus five ways (e.g. peanut, beetroot, roasted pepper) & much more!
Amazing work by @KirstyCRD who has published her recipe book for head & neck cancer patients with great ideas & suggestions to make food less boring. You can check out and order the book following the link in the post below 👇 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Im fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease Association in memory of my beautiful mum ❤️ @JustGiving please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/alysia-b…
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@CNmagazines
The term ‘palliative’ derives from the Latin ‘pallium’ which means ‘cloak, protection’.
Seek to understand, respect, & preserve each person’s preferences, habits & identity. Individuality & dignity should underpin the work of palliative teams.
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Nutrition outcomes & treatment toxicities in patients with head & neck cancer receiving helical intensity-modulated radiotherapy @AndrianaP11 @KrishnaKholiaRD @alysiaburrows
We are really pleased to share a new paper from Blake et al., now on early view "Nutrition outcomes and treatment toxicities in patients with head and neck cancer receiving helical intensity-modulated radiotherapy" Full paper here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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During illness & in old age protein intake is often inadequate contributing to muscle loss, decline in immunity, strength & ability to perform everyday tasks. Leading to falls & loss of independence. Find out more about increasing protein intake bit.ly/30FGCPf #UKMAW2022
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💩How laxatives work
#MedEd #MedTwitter #FOAMed
Remember BOSS for the 4 classes 💡🧠 #GITwitter
B: Bulk-forming
O: Osmotic
S: Stool softeners
S: Stimulant – at Denver, CO
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No matter how well you know the story or the people involved… nothing prepares you for emotional punch from the latest programme about @Rob7Burrow living with MND. It’s heartbreaking.
His family are wonderful… his wife is superhuman.
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@DrCarlaPrado and collegues reviewed some evidence of a beneficial effect of HMB (β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate) supplementation on muscle mass, function, hospitalization outcomes, and survival in oncological patients! #muscle #nutrition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
