Institutional review board approval was obtained
from Saint Louis University in Missouri prior to recruitment
and data collection. After giving informed consent,
participants were asked to complete an eight-item
paper-and-pencil questionnaire (see Figure 1). Charts
were reviewed for tumor site and stage, treatment type,
and age. Weight at first clinic visit was recorded to
compare to weight on the day of taste testing. The date
of treatment completion was recorded from the clinic
chart, and time post-treatment was calculated based on
the date of taste testing.