Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

Enteral nutrition (EN) is a vital component of nutrition around the world. EN allows for
delivery of nutrients to those who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by oral intake alone …

Background: The high burden of disease-oriented drugs among older adults with limited life
expectancy raises important questions about the potential futility of care. Aim: To describe …

Background The use of artificial nutrition, defined as a medical treatment that allows a non‐
oral mechanical feeding, for cancer patients with limited life expectancy is deemed …

Context Certain treatments are potentially inappropriate when administered to nursing
homes residents at the end of life and should be carefully considered. An international …

Objective To assess the frequency and factors associated of the provision of nutrition
support (NS) in the last 30 days of life in patients with advanced cancer in the palliative or …

Background Esophageal cancer (EC) with a high incidence of malnutrition is a highly
malignant digestive tract tumor. We investigated the effect of enteral nutrition (EN) support …

Background Beyond first-line palliative systemic treatment can be beneficial to selected
oesophagogastric cancer patients, but experience with its administration may be limited and …

Background Oesophageal and gastric cancer are highly lethal malignancies with a 5-year
survival rate of 15–29%. More knowledge is needed about the quality of end-of-life care in …

Objectives This study aimed to identify the clinical usefulness of assessing nutritional status
using validated tools for the indication of enteral nutrition for patients with incurable cancer …