Should patients with cancer be offered nutritional support: Does the benefit outweigh the burden?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 379-382

  Koretz, Ronald L ^a  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nutrition; Cancer; Enteral nutrition; Parenteral nutrition; Randomized trials; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; DYING; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34247108532     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3280bdc093     Document Type: Review

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