Nutrition Support and Therapy in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas
| Autor: | Mary McCarthy, Laszlo N. Kiraly, Robert G. Martindale, Arvin Gee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty Cell Disease Arginine Lycopene stomatognathic system Internal medicine Fatty Acids Omega-3 otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans In patient Head and neck Nutritional Support business.industry Malnutrition Gastroenterology Cancer General Medicine medicine.disease Carotenoids Dysphagia stomatognathic diseases Nutrition Assessment medicine.anatomical_structure Head and Neck Neoplasms Carcinoma Squamous Cell Nutrition support medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Current Gastroenterology Reports. 14:349-355 |
| ISSN: | 1534-312X 1522-8037 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11894-012-0273-5 |
| Popis: | Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) present a unique set of challenges in both the treatment of the disease and in support of the patient afflicted with the cancer. A major challenge is the nutritional support of these patients. Often, patients with HNSCC are malnourished at baseline due to an underlying dysphagia. Many others develop dysphagia as a result of their surgical resection and external beam radiation therapy. This dysphagia further exacerbates the chronic dehydration and malnutrition. This article will review strategies to provide nutritional support to HNSCC patients and also to review nutritional strategies that may decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with HNSCC treatment. |
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