Nutrition in Cancer Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Nutritional Screening and Assessment
2.2. Nutritional Intervention
2.2.1. Individualised Nutritional Counselling
2.2.2. Artificial Nutrition
2.2.3. Surgery
2.2.4. Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
2.3. Specific Nutrients
2.3.1. Protein
2.3.2. Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Fish Oil
2.3.3. Micronutrients
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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