Diet and Feeding for Children with Cancer
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 September 2025) | Viewed by 155
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Interests: pediatrics
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Dear Colleagues,
In 2013, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics of the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) defined pediatric malnutrition status as “an imbalance between nutritional needs and nutrient intake, resulting in a cumulative deficit of energy, protein, or micronutrients that may adversely affect growth, development, and other clinical outcomes”. In children affected by cancer, the presence of a growing neoplastic mass leads to an increased need for nutrients. However, at the same time, chemotherapy and radiotherapy lead to mucositis and inflammation in the gastrointestinal system, which cause a reduction in the ability to feed adequately. This discordance between the body’s need for nutrients and the ability to feed leads to malnutrition and subsequent sarcopenia. Recent studies have shown that malnutrition and sarcopenia influence the prognosis of children with cancer. Moreover, in children who have recovered from cancer, malnutrition and sarcopenia can cause an increase in cardiovascular risk. Adequate diet and feeding represent important tools in the treatment of childhood cancer patients, and our knowledge in this field must be strengthened in order to achieve recovery and good prognoses.
Dr. Alberto Romano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- childhood cancer
- childhood malnutrition
- cancer survivor
- sarcopenia
- chemotherapy late effects
- radiotherapy late effects
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