Vera Mazurak
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Vera Mazurak belongs to the department of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science from the university of Alberta.
Research Interest
Areas of interest include lipid metabolism in disease with particular emphasis on the essential fatty acids. Current studies include defining nutritional requirements for people who have cancer and determining ways to prevent or overcome malnutrition during chemotherapy and advanced disease. Additionally, I am investigating how specific nutrients alter gene expression and proteins that relate to the ability of cancer to progress to a more invasive phenotype. Teaching responsibilities relate to nutritional biochemistry and controversial topics in Nutrition.
Publications
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Nutritional intervention with fish oil provides a benefit over standard of care on weight, and skeletal muscle mass in non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving chemotherap
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Nutritional Interventions for Cancer Induced Cachexia
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Supplementation with fish oil increases first-line chemotherapy efficacy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
