title: Nutrition and cancer.
abstract: Nutrition plays a significant role in the course, treatment, and effects of cancer. By using numerous strategies to improve the nutritional state of cancer patients, outcomes and quality of life can be enhanced.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods