Nutritional prehabilitation in head and neck cancer: a systematic review.
Linda A CantwellEmer FahyEmily R WaltersJoanne M PattersonPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
There is limited nutritional prehabilitation research within head and neck cancer. An "enriched formula" provided in the prehabilitation period appears no more advantageous than routine standard nutritional formula in mitigating against the weight loss experienced in malnourished head and neck patient. Due to the malnutrition risks on diagnosis and the negative impact of poor nutritional status on clinical and functional outcomes, robust nutritional prehabilitation research is required to inform clinical practice.