Academician, honored doctor of Russia, chief oncologist of MoH of Russia Andrey Kaprin said in Instagram in questions patients. One of them was associated with the medical starvation. According to the doctor, to treat such practices should be very carefully. This method can be really damaging.
As explained by Andrey Kaprin, one of the signs of cancer is weight loss. This is because a malignant tumor takes a lot of protein.
– At the reception, the doctor usually asks the patient how they lost weight. And it’s not because you have a lot of weight. This tumor, unfortunately, takes some of the protein, reduces the white blood cells, protein fractions. We even sometimes assign a special protein diet to support the patient, especially during a loss of appetite during chemotherapy. Again, there are people who fast a lot, just do not overeat. Please note that there are also cancer – explained the doctor.
