Benefits of adequate dietary intake in patients with cancer include
a. decreased risk of hypertension.
b. increased tolerance of therapy.
c. prevention of metastasis of the disease.
d. prevention of hair loss during chemothe-rapy.
B
The benefits of adequate dietary intake in patients with cancer include increased ability to tole-rate the effects of therapy. Hypertension is not usually related to cancer. Adequate dietary intake does not necessarily prevent metastasis of the disease or hair loss.
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