[Nutritional aspects of the palliative care of head and neck cancer patients].

Nutrition remains a relevant issue until the end of life, both for patients and their relatives. This is particularly true for palliative patients with advanced head and neck cancer. In addition to local problems caused by the disease and its treatment, patients suffer from social aspects such as isolation, decreasing strength, and reduced mobility. Effective nutritional counselling and therapy are necessary to retain quality of life and self-care for as long as possible. Dialogue between the palliative care team and ENT oncologists should serve as the basis for developing an individual plan for each patient in this difficult situation. A special section of this manuscript focuses on the value of traditional herbal medicine for different ENT symptoms in the context of nutrition. The aim of this review is to promote qualified discussion between patient, relatives, and professionals.