Effects of early nutritional intervention by a nutritional support team for patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy.

Michihisa KonoRisa WakisakaTakumi KumaiRyusuke HayashiHiroki KomatsudaRyosuke SatoYasushi AbeHidekiyo YamakiMiki TakaharaAkihiro KatadaTatsuya HayashiYasuaki Harabuchi

Published in: Head & neck (2020)

Early nutritional intervention by a multidisciplinary NST improved body weight loss rate, mucositis, albumin level, and hospital length of stay, which might lead to better clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
weight loss
locally advanced
radiation induced
early stage
rectal cancer
healthcare
quality improvement
radiation therapy
palliative care
type diabetes
squamous cell carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
acute care
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
body mass index