Nutritional support of the oncology patient

F Bozzetti - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients: pretreatment evaluation, predictive factors, and assessment during radio-chemotherapy, recommendations

N Denaro, MC Merlano… - Clinical and experimental …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Progress in head and neck cancer (HNC) therapies has improved tumor response, loco-
regional control, and survival. However, treatment intensification also increases early and …

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 …

Factors associated with malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients: a croos-sectional study

FRM Silva, MGOA de Oliveira, ASR Souza… - Nutrition journal, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide and with it the prevalence of
malnutrition, which is responsible for the death of almost 20% of cancer patients. The …

Oral cancer malnutrition impacts weight and quality of life

NC Gellrich, J Handschel, H Holtmann, G Krüskemper - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Diet is important for both quality of life (QoL) and survival of patients with oral cancer. Their
intake of food is impeded by functional restrictions in chewing and swallowing. In the …

Dose to larynx predicts for swallowing complications after intensity-modulated radiotherapy

HB Caglar, RB Tishler, M Othus, E Burke, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate early swallowing after intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head-
and-neck squamous cell carcinoma and determine factors correlating with aspiration and/or …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional interventions for cancer-induced cachexia

NP Gullett, V Mazurak, G Hebbar… - Current problems in …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer-induced cachexia remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer
treatment. Cancer research and development continues at an aggressive pace and yet a …

Radiotherapy on the neck nodes predicts severe weight loss in patients with early stage laryngeal cancer

JAE Langius, P Doornaert, MD Spreeuwenberg… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although patients with early stage (T1/T2) laryngeal
cancer (LC) are thought to have a low incidence of malnutrition, severe weight loss is …

Proton therapy reduces treatment-related toxicities for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer: a case-match control study of intensity-modulated proton therapy and …

EB Holliday, AS Garden… - … Journal of Particle …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
Purpose The physical properties of proton therapy allow for decreased dose delivery to
nontarget structures. The purpose of this study was to determine if this translates into a …

Predictive factors for chemoradiation-induced oral mucositis and dysphagia in head and neck cancer: a scoping review

AJ Nicol, JCF Ching, VCW Tam, KCK Liu, VWS Leung… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Head and neck cancer is the seventh-most prevalent cancer worldwide.
Despite advances in treatment, many patients suffer from chemoradiation-induced oral …