Information for healthcare professionals to learn more about the nutritional management of patients with cancer.
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ESPEN expert group recommendations for action against cancer-related malnutrition
Patients with cancer are at particularly high risk for malnutrition because both the disease and its treatments threaten their nutritional status. However, cancer-related nutritional risk is sometimes overlooked or under-treated by clinicians, patients and their families. These ESPEN expert group recommendations provide clinical guidance in managing cancer related malnutrition.
Resources for Oncology
Oncology
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Paccagnella et al. 2010. Early nutritional intervention improves treatment tolerance and outcomes in head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
