Pediatric Oncology Nutrition Support

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Nutrition in Children with Cancer - St. Jude Children’s ...

    https://www.stjude.org/treatment/services/clinics-and-services/clinical-nutrition/nutrition-in-children-with-cancer.html
    Many pediatric cancer patients have no nutritional problems during cancer treatment: they are able to eat enough to have the strength and energy to enjoy their normal level of activity. However, some patients lose weight, grow more slowly than their healthy friends, often feel tired or …

Perceptions of nutrition support in pediatric oncology ...

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23380526
    An estimated 60% of pediatric oncology patients experience malnutrition during cancer therapy. Initiation of enteral nutrition (EN) and parenteral nutrition (PN) are interventions aimed at maintaining and promoting growth. Limited literature addressing perceptions of nutrition support methods exists.Cited by: 12

Decision Aid for Nutrition Support in Pediatric Oncology ...

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1177/0148607116661840
    Background: Despite the importance of nutrition support in preventing malnutrition in pediatric oncology, the decision to initiate and choose which nutrition support method is most appropriate can be difficult for parents and healthcare professionals. Decision aids are decision‐focused patient information materials.Cited by: 6

Clinical Nutrition for Childhood Cancer - Together

    https://together.stjude.org/en-us/care-support/clinical-nutrition.html
    Doctors often refer pediatric cancer patients for dietary assessment, counseling and/or nutrition therapy during treatment and recovery. Nutrition Support Nutrition support provides children who cannot eat or digest normally with the nutrients they need to grow normally and be active.

Nutritional Support of the Pediatric Oncology Patient ...

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900797002256
    The value of nutrition support for adult or pediatric cancer patients is difficult to clearly define because tumor types, stage, and outcome variables are frequently heterogenous. The type of therapy, frequency of complications, (such as infection), immunologic status, adequacy of nutritional support, and relatively small numbers of patients make analyzing the data difficult.Cited by: 109

Member Benefits - Oncology Nutrition DPG

    https://www.oncologynutrition.org/member-benefits
    Member Benefits. Oncology Nutrition Connection: our quarterly, peer-reviewed publication which covers up-to-date oncology topics and offers continuing education credits. Issues are distributed in electronic format for quick and easy access. Past issues are also available online under "member benefits" on the ON DPG website.



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