Cancer nutrition therapy
10.3969/j.issn.1000-8179.20141379
- VernacularTitle:肿瘤营养疗法
- Author:
Hanping SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cancer;
nutrition;
therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
2014;(18):1141-1145
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper introduces a new treatment method for cancer, namely, cancer nutrition therapy (CNT). CNT is the plan-ning and delivery of nutrition intervention to treat cancers and their complications and improve therapeutic outcomes. The proposed treatment has three phases:(a) Assessing nutritional status;(b) Providing therapy, ranging from counseling, dietary modification, and oral supplementation to nutrient delivery by tube or parenteral feeding;and (c) Monitoring and follow-up, which are critical to assure that CNT could achieve its goals and appropriate for the dynamic nutritional status of the patient.
