Nutritional screening and early treatment of malnutrition in cancer patients

L Santarpia, F Contaldo, F Pasanisi - Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and …, 2011 - Springer
Background Malnutrition is a frequent complication in patients with cancer and can
negatively affect the outcome of treatments. On the other hand, side effects of anticancer …

Children, cancer, and nutrition—a dynamic triangle in review

A Sala, P Pencharz, RD Barr - Cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The overall cure rate for cancer in childhood now exceeds 70% and is projected to reach
85% by the year 2010 in industrialized countries. Therefore, major attention is being placed …

Prevalence of malnutrition and current use of nutrition support in patients with cancer

X Hébuterne, E Lemarié, M Michallet… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate on 1 day the prevalence of
malnutrition in different types of cancer and the use of nutrition support in patients with …

A novel, externally validated inflammation-based prognostic algorithm in hepatocellular carcinoma: the prognostic nutritional index (PNI)

DJ Pinato, BV North, R Sharma - British journal of cancer, 2012 - nature.com
Background: There is increasing evidence that the presence of an ongoing systemic
inflammatory response is a stage-independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with …

ASPEN clinical guidelines: nutrition support therapy during adult anticancer treatment and in hematopoietic cell transplantation

DA August, MB Huhmann… - JPEN. Journal …, 2009 - scholarship.libraries.rutgers.edu
ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: Nutrition Support Therapy During Adult Anticancer Treatment
and in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation - Rutgers University Logo image Outputs Search …

Malnutrition in older adults with cancer

X Zhang, BJ Edwards - Current oncology reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Malnutrition is a common and under-recognized geriatric
condition in older adults with cancer. This review describes the public health burden …

Mortality in overweight and underweight children with acute myeloid leukemia

BJ Lange, RB Gerbing, J Feusner, J Skolnik, N Sacks… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextCurrent treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in children cures about half the
patients. Of the other half, most succumb to leukemia, but 5% to 15% die of treatment-related …

Clinical implications of malnutrition in childhood cancer patients—infections and mortality

EAH Loeffen, A Brinksma, KGE Miedema… - Supportive Care in …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose In childhood cancer patients, malnutrition has been proposed to increase infection
rates and reduce survival. We investigated whether malnutrition at diagnosis and during …

The role of nutrition in children with cancer

SI Tripodi, E Bergami, A Panigari, V Caissutti… - Tumori …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, the influence of nutrition on the health and growth of children has become
increasingly important. The relevance of nutrition is even greater for children who are facing …

Gastrointestinal symptoms and weight loss in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

K Sánchez-Lara, E Ugalde-Morales… - British journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy have a high risk of malnutrition secondary to the
disease and treatment, and 40–80% of cancer patients suffer from different degrees of …