Food to Overcome Outcomes Disparities: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Food Insecurity Interventions to Improve Cancer Outcomes.
Francesca M GanyIrina MelnicMinlun WuYuelin LiJackie FinikJulia RamirezVictoria S BlinderMargaret KemenyElizabeth GuevaraCaroline HwangJennifer LengPublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2022)
Our findings in this preliminary study suggest that voucher plus pantry was the most effective intervention at improving treatment completion, and it met our a priori criterion for a promising intervention (≥ 90%). All interventions demonstrated the potential to improve food security among medically underserved, food-insecure patients with cancer at risk of impaired nutrition status, reduced quality of life, and poorer survival. All patients with cancer should be screened for food insecurity, with evidence-based food insecurity interventions made available.