Peltz Gerson
Biological Sciences Department, The University of Texas, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA.
Nutr J. 2002 Sep 30;1:1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-1-1.
The indications of nutrition support in cancer patients have been subject to controversy. Most studies address the effects of the method in increasing the survival or the tumor response rate. Few studies have focused on the effects in improving quality of life. After a brief review, we described the results of a study, which evaluated the effects of protein-caloric supplementation on the quality of life parameters in a group of head and neck cancer patients submitted to radiotherapy. The results support the suggestion of creating standard criteria to indicate nutrition support in cancer patients. Based on our findings, nutrition support should be indicated for cancer patients considering the potential effects to improve the quality of life.
癌症患者营养支持的指征一直存在争议。大多数研究关注该方法对提高生存率或肿瘤反应率的影响。很少有研究聚焦于对改善生活质量的影响。经过简要回顾,我们描述了一项研究的结果,该研究评估了蛋白质 - 热量补充对一组接受放疗的头颈癌患者生活质量参数的影响。这些结果支持制定标准准则以指导癌症患者营养支持的建议。基于我们的研究结果,考虑到营养支持对改善生活质量的潜在作用,应将其应用于癌症患者。