title: [Integration of nutritional care into cancer treatment: need for improvement].
abstract: Progresses in cancer treatment transformed cancer into a chronic disease associated with growing nutritional problems. Poor nutritional status of cancer patients worsens morbidity, mortality, overall cost of care and decreases patients' quality of life, oncologic treatments tolerance and efficacy. These adverse effects lead to treatment modifications or interruptions, reducing the chances to control or cure cancer. Implementation of an interdisciplinary and longitudinal integration of nutritional care and nutritional information into cancer treatment (The OncoNut Program) could prevent or treat poor nutritional status and its adversely side effects.
authors.affiliation: Unité de nutrition, HUG, Genève. Caroline.Joly@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Joly
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jacqueline-Ravel
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pugliesi-Rinaldi
authors.forename: Lucienne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bigler-Perrotin
authors.forename: Marinette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chikhi
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dulguerov
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miralbell
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picard-Kossovsky
authors.forename: Yodit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seium
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thériault
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pichard
mesh_terms: D024221:Antineoplastic Protocols / Q000592:standards; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement