NutritionDay Oncology
nutritional treatment plays an important role for patients who suffer from cancer. In studies it has been shown that weight stable cancer patients have a better prognosis than cancer patients with weight loss: in concrete a lower number of treatment related adverse reactions in weight stable patients is reported, the response to cancer treatment is increased, the patient reports a higher activity level and a better subjective quality of life.
Moreover, the actual survival rate of weight stable patients is higher compared to patients with weight loss.
The importance of nutritional treatment of cancer patients was reason to appoint „nutritionDay oncology“ the first disease specific focus of the nutritionDay audit for the years 2012 and 2013. The project „nutritionDay oncology“, comprises three additional questionnaires which collect nutritional data of patients who suffer from cancer. Data obtained from „nutritionDay oncology“ will be incorporated into the new ESPEN (European Society for Clinical nutrition and Metabolism) guidelines and thus increase their practical worth.
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