Rivadeneira D E, Evoy D, Fahey T J, Lieberman M D, Daly J M
Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY, USA.
CA Cancer J Clin. 1998 Mar-Apr;48(2):69-80. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.48.2.69.
Malnutrition, a common problem in cancer patients, adversely affects survival and quality of life. It results from several factors that alter nutritional intake and cause massive metabolic disturbances. Anticancer therapies may compound the malnutrition. Optimal nutrition improves therapeutic modalities and the clinical course and outcome. Oral nutrition should be used whenever possible; in patients unable to ingest adequate amounts orally, enteral and parenteral feedings are safe and effective.
营养不良是癌症患者的常见问题，会对生存和生活质量产生不利影响。它由多种因素导致，这些因素会改变营养摄入并引起大量代谢紊乱。抗癌治疗可能会使营养不良问题更加严重。最佳营养状态可改善治疗方式以及临床病程和结果。应尽可能采用口服营养；对于无法经口摄入足够量营养的患者，肠内和肠外营养是安全有效的。
