title: The provision of nutritional support for people with cancer.
abstract: Nutritional support is one of the most fundamental aspects of nursing practice. Evidence suggests that many patients are malnourished when admitted to hospital and this is a particular problem for patients with cancer (Whitman, 2000).
authors.affiliation: Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leather
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bushell
authors.forename: Loraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods