Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
| Autor: | William Stone, Sanjay k Banerjee, Sanjay Banerjee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Head and neck cancer Alternative medicine Cancer Medicine (miscellaneous) lcsh:TX341-641 Review Clinical nutrition medicine.disease Tumor response Radiation therapy lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases Quality of life quality of life nutrition support medicine Nutrition support cancer Intensive care medicine business lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply lcsh:RC620-627 |
| Zdroj: | Nutrition Journal, Vol 1, Iss 1, p 1 (2002) Nutrition Journal |
| ISSN: | 1475-2891 |
| Popis: | The indications of nutrition support in cancer patients have been subject to controversy. Most studies address the effects of the method in increasing the survival or the tumor response rate. Few studies have focused on the effects in improving quality of life. After a brief review, we described the results of a study, which evaluated the effects of protein-caloric supplementation on the quality of life parameters in a group of head and neck cancer patients submitted to radiotherapy. The results support the suggestion of creating standard criteria to indicate nutrition support in cancer patients. Based on our findings, nutrition support should be indicated for cancer patients considering the potential effects to improve the quality of life. |
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