title: Nutrition Intervention in Cancer.
abstract: Nutrition intervention supports the patient with malnutrition secondary to cancer and its treatment and has been used in the primary and secondary prevention of common forms of cancer. During the emotional stress of dealing with cancer at any stage, patients derive increased quality of life and a sense of control over their lives as the result of receiving supportive advice on diet and lifestyle. Therefore, the use of nutrition intervention in cancer patients is justified in the absence of absolute proof of efficacy as long as it is done safely and with the consent of the cancer patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Warren Hall, Room 12-217, 900 Veteran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: dheber@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heber
authors.affiliation: Department of medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Warren Hall, Room 12-217, 900 Veteran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Zhaoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D014675:Vegetables
keywords: Cancer; Cancer prevention; Cancer treatment; Malnutrition; Nutrition