Changes in hunger among pediatric patients with cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients.

Purpose: Change in hunger is a common and bothersome symptom among pediatric patients receiving cancer treatments. Objectives were to describe how children and adolescents receiving cancer treatments experience changes in hunger, factors associated with both increases and decreases in hunger, and coping strategies used by these patients.

Methods: We enrolled children and adolescents 4-18 years of age with cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients who were actively receiving treatment or who had completed therapy.

Changes in taste among pediatric patients with cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients.

Purpose: Changes in taste is a common bothersome symptom in children receiving cancer treatments. However, little is known about how pediatric cancer patients experience this symptom. The objective was to describe how children receiving cancer treatments experience taste alterations and the approaches they use to address the issue.