In the USA alone, there were 608,366 cancer deaths in 2022, and 1,777,566 people were diagnosed with cases of invasive cancer alone in 2021, with medical expenses, both direct and indirect, projected to be around 146 billion USD [3,4,5,6]
But it is not without its pitfalls
Obstructive sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and asthma are prevalent in this population
A newly-published paper offers advice to combat issues such as nausea, heartburn, and constipation (3)
The goal of behavioral therapy is to help patients make long-term changes in their eating behavior by modifying and monitoring their food intake, modifying their physical activity, and controlling cues and stimuli in the environment that trigger eating