Malnutrition in cancer patients is the result of a variety of factors.Decreased intake,absorption disorders,metabolic disorders and increased REE are the main causes of malnutrition.The incidence of malnutrition in ca...Malnutrition in cancer patients is the result of a variety of factors.Decreased intake,absorption disorders,metabolic disorders and increased REE are the main causes of malnutrition.The incidence of malnutrition in cancer patients is higher than that in patients with benign diseases,and the consequences are more serious.Malnourished cancer patients have more comorbidities and complications,higher medical costs,shorter survival times,and decreased tolerance and sensitivity to tumor-control therapy.Therefore,cancer patients are in greater need of nutrition therapy,which should become a necessary basic treatment and a first-line treatment for cancer.NST should be the core member of the multidisciplinary integrated treatment[multidisciplinary treatment(MDT)to holistic integrative management(HIM)]of cancer.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(2022YFC2009600,2022YFC2009601)Laboratory for Clinical Medicine,Capital Medical University(2023-SYJCLC01).
文摘Malnutrition in cancer patients is the result of a variety of factors.Decreased intake,absorption disorders,metabolic disorders and increased REE are the main causes of malnutrition.The incidence of malnutrition in cancer patients is higher than that in patients with benign diseases,and the consequences are more serious.Malnourished cancer patients have more comorbidities and complications,higher medical costs,shorter survival times,and decreased tolerance and sensitivity to tumor-control therapy.Therefore,cancer patients are in greater need of nutrition therapy,which should become a necessary basic treatment and a first-line treatment for cancer.NST should be the core member of the multidisciplinary integrated treatment[multidisciplinary treatment(MDT)to holistic integrative management(HIM)]of cancer.
