Nutritional Intervention Improves Nutrition Outcomes in Stomach and Colon Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: Finding from a Quasi-Experiment in Vietnam.

Le Thi HuongDuong Thi PhuongDang Kim AnhPhung Lam Toi Nguyen Le Tuan AnhTrinh Le HuyNguyen Thuy Linh

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

The nutritional interventions had a positive effect on weight gain, muscle mass, and reduced malnutrition. Further studies with a longer follow-up duration are needed to confirm the effects of the intervention.

Keyphrases

weight gain
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
birth weight
physical activity
weight loss
locally advanced
type diabetes
squamous cell carcinoma
skeletal muscle
case control
rectal cancer
insulin resistance