Why Do Many Cancer Patients Lose Their Appetite After Receiving

question 148

Multiple Choice

Why do many cancer patients lose their appetite after receiving radiation therapy?​

• A)They feel better physically but they start to become depressed.
• B)Radiation alters activity in the brain areas responsible for taste.​
• C)Radiation alters activity in the brain areas responsible for hunger.​
• D)They associate the last food they ate with nausea.​

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