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Nutritional treatment improves the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapy
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Abstract
Cancer disease is a growing health problem in today’s world.Malnutrition frequently occurs in cancer patients and is associated with their higher mortality rates.Nutritional interventions are recommended whenever clinically required and at every stage of oncological therapy. This allows prevention or treatment of cancer therapy-related complications thereby improving the effectiveness of such therapy, reducing cost, improving the quality of life, and prolonging the survival of some patients. From an overall perspective, adequate nutrition is necessary to ensure the most favourable outcomes of oncological therapy.
Abstract
Cancer disease is a growing health problem in today’s world.Malnutrition frequently occurs in cancer patients and is associated with their higher mortality rates.Nutritional interventions are recommended whenever clinically required and at every stage of oncological therapy. This allows prevention or treatment of cancer therapy-related complications thereby improving the effectiveness of such therapy, reducing cost, improving the quality of life, and prolonging the survival of some patients. From an overall perspective, adequate nutrition is necessary to ensure the most favourable outcomes of oncological therapy.
Keywords
anticancer therapy, nutritional treatment/therapy
Title
Nutritional treatment improves the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapy
Journal
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
Issue
Article type
Other materials agreed with the Editors
Pages
313-315
Published online
2018-02-22
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DOI
Bibliographic record
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2017;67(5):313-315.
Keywords
anticancer therapy
nutritional treatment/therapy
Authors
Michał Jankowski