Learned Taste Aversions in Children Receiving Chemotherapy
SciencePublished 16 June 1978
Ilene L. Bernstein
Citations309
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Children with neoplastic diseases were offered an unusual ice cream before their drug treatments, and patients experiencing gastrointestinal toxicity due to the drugs were subsequently less likely to choose that ice cream again than controls.
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Children with neoplastic diseases were offered an unusual ice cream before their drug treatments. Patients experiencing gastrointestinal toxicity due to the drugs were subsequently less likely to choose that ice cream again than controls. This suggests that taste aversions induced by drug-associated symptoms may contribute to the appetite loss experienced by cancer patients.
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