Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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.&l...

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Main Author: Peltz Gerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-09-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/1/1/1
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spelling doaj-316743b3b0f5499f80aa50f4b34e4b952020-11-25T00:07:13ZengBMCNutrition Journal1475-28912002-09-0111110.1186/1475-2891-1-1Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteriaPeltz Gerson<p>Abstract</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Based on our findings, nutrition support should be indicated for cancer patients considering the potential effects to improve the quality of life.</p> http://www.nutritionj.com/content/1/1/1nutrition supportcancerquality of life
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Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
Nutrition Journal
nutrition support
cancer
quality of life
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title Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
title_short Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
title_full Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
title_fullStr Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
title_full_unstemmed Nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
title_sort nutrition support in cancer patients: a brief review and suggestion for standard indications criteria
publisher BMC
series Nutrition Journal
issn 1475-2891
publishDate 2002-09-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Based on our findings, nutrition support should be indicated for cancer patients considering the potential effects to improve the quality of life.</p>
topic nutrition support
cancer
quality of life
url http://www.nutritionj.com/content/1/1/1
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