The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas, USA.
Oncology (Williston Park). 2009 Feb;23(2 Suppl Nurse Ed):15-21.
Diet and nutritional factors play a large role in influencing both the quality and quantity of life after the diagnosis of cancer. The oncology nurse is well-positioned to: 1) help ensure that nutritional needs are met for patients who are newly diagnosed, undergoing active treatment, or have advanced disease; 2) facilitate referral of patients with more intensive nutritional needs to registered dietitians; and 3) promote the importance of weight management and a healthful plant-based diet, low in saturated fat and simple sugars, and high in fruits and vegetables and unrefined whole grains, to patients likely to join the ranks of an ever-expanding population of cancer survivors--who now constitute roughly 4% of the US population and number more than 11 million.
饮食和营养因素在影响癌症诊断后的生活质量和数量方面起着重要作用。肿瘤护士的职责是：1）帮助确保新诊断、正在接受积极治疗或患有晚期疾病的患者满足营养需求；2）为有更强烈营养需求的患者向注册营养师转介；3）向可能加入不断扩大的癌症幸存者群体的患者宣传体重管理和健康的植物性饮食的重要性，这种饮食应低饱和脂肪和简单糖，高水果和蔬菜以及未经精制的全谷物。目前，美国约有 4%的人口属于癌症幸存者，人数超过 1100 万。
