BACKGROUND A frequent complication of anticancer treatment, oral and gastrointestinal
(GI) mucositis, threatens the effectiveness of therapy because it leads to dose reductions …

Background Treatment of cancer is increasingly more effective but is associated with short
and long term side effects. Oral side effects remain a major source of illness despite the use …

Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the
number of new cases is expected to rise significantly over the next decades. At the same …

ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: Nutrition Support Therapy During Adult Anticancer Treatment
and in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation - Rutgers University Logo image Outputs Search …

Background: Chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis can manifest as pain, inflammation,
dysphagia, diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, and infection. Mucositis is a major dose …

Enteral nutrition (EN) by means of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and tube feeding (TF)
offers the possibility of increasing or ensuring nutrient intake in cases where normal food …

Glutamine and glutamate with proline, histidine, arginine and ornithine, comprise 25% of the
dietary amino acid intake and constitute the “glutamate family” of amino acids, which are …

Epithelial and other cells of the gastrointestinal mucosa rely on both luminal and
bloodstream sources for their nutrition. The term functional food is used to describe nutrients …

This review focuses on the nutritional support of the non-surgical cancer patient. The
following topics are reviewed: cancer cachexia (definition and staging, prevalence and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to review the available literature and define clinical
practice guidelines for the use of agents for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal …