title: Nutrition and orthomolecular supplementation in lung cancer patients.
abstract: This article reviews updates and provides some data related to nutritional and orthomolecular supplementation in oncology patients with an emphasis on lung cancer, a commonly diagnosed tumor with significant nutritional disturbances. Cancer and its treatment play a significant role in nutritional imbalance which likely has negative impact on the patient both in terms of quality and quantity of life. Nutritional supplementation may correct these imbalances with significant clinical benefit both physiologically and psychologically. This review will help assist in providing clinically useful data to assess the cancer patient's nutritional status and to guide nutritional intervention to assist these patients' recovery.
authors.affiliation: The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. camposc@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Austerlitz
authors.forename: Ron R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Helion
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Póvoa
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sibata
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D044623:Nutrition Therapy; D009974:Orthomolecular Therapy
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants