title: Nutritional support of the elderly cancer patient: long-term nutritional support.
abstract: Elderly cancer patients account for a growing part of home artificial nutrition patients. Long-term enteral or parenteral nutrition in the older patient with cancer is prescribed for sequels after treatment (dysphagia, intestinal failure) or for bowel obstruction. Home artificial nutrition should benefit from a specialized follow-up. For patients out of therapy, the goal of nutritional care is to optimize quality of life and comfort.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Gastroentérologie et Nutrition Clinique, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Pôle Digestif-Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France. Electronic address: stephane.schneider@unice.fr.
authors.forename: Stéphane M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Gastroentérologie et Nutrition Clinique, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Pôle Digestif-Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hébuterne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010166:Palliative Care; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D016331:Parenteral Nutrition, Home; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Cancer; Elderly; Enteral nutrition; Home artificial nutrition; Parenteral nutrition